Fundamentally, the key to any build is the battery ... In these circles, many elect to create their own battery solution, relying on the popular 18650 cell as the basis for the pack.

Based on community feedback, this latest version of the tester focuses primarily on the convenient 18650 cell — these are easily sourced from old battery ... as the common “pouch” style ...

General Motors and Samsung SDI have finalized their joint venture to build and operate a new EV battery factory in Indiana. Cell production ... are different from the pouch cells currently used ...

GM says that this new packaging style improves one of the most challenging parts of battery design: thermal performance. GM claims that by orienting the cell geometry in an "Inverted- U" shape ...