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DAILY: Breakthrough Battery Claims, Slate Spotted Testing and Kia Brings PV5 To Canada | 24 Feb 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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DALLAS SUPPLIER CLAIMS THREE-MINUTE LITHIUM-ION CHARGE https://evne.ws/3OuytZC

DONUT LAB BATTERY TESTS HIT 11C CHARGING https://evne.ws/4qSEkW0

SLATE AUTO PICKUP SPOTTED CHARGING IN MICHIGAN https://evne.ws/4rzzgXN

SAMSUNG SDI TARGETS LITHIUM-METAL BATTERY WEAK SPOT https://evne.ws/4qUkJEO

KIA BRINGS PV5 ELECTRIC VAN TO CANADA https://evne.ws/3MLHNri

ALLEGO CUTS UBER DRIVERS’ DC CHARGING COSTS https://evne.ws/4kSUBst

BMW TO DROP LEVEL 3 ON 7 SERIES https://evne.ws/46lma86

FORD PLANS 2026 PIKES PEAK MACH-E RETURN https://evne.ws/4kT1Qkf

DENZA B8 BECOMES AUSTRALIA’S HEAVIEST PASSENGER SUV https://evne.ws/4s80QuT

DIESEL TRUCKS AND BUSES COST AUSTRALIA A$6.2BN A YEAR https://evne.ws/3ZWPpdF

PHOENIX CONTACT LAUNCHES 500 KW NACS, CCS CABLES https://evne.ws/4tOmFlb

SOLAR PANELS BOOST SHEEP AND POWER NEAR DUBBO https://evne.ws/4rxDKxT

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0:00.0

Potential.

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Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want,

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because today is your day. When anything is possible, if you make it happen.

0:25.3

It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life. Potential. Potential can

0:33.5

sometimes feel daunting, scary. But today's the day you decide to act on it with a higher technical qualification.

0:43.2

Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want

0:47.8

because today is your day.

0:51.5

When anything is possible, if you make it happen. It all starts with skills. See how you

0:57.6

can get started. Search skills for life. Welcome back to EV News Daily. Today, breakthrough battery

1:03.8

claims. Slate spotted testing and Kia brings the PV5 to Canada. And stay tuned. Later in the show,

1:14.4

I'll tell you why solar-powered sheep are the future of farming.

1:19.9

On EV News China today, we're talking about Gili topping China sales, Beijing adding EV evy quotas, and BYD recalling hybrids.

1:22.6

Let's kick off with three different bits of news, actually, about battery breakthrough claims. The Dallas-based company,

1:29.8

OMI, a supplier to Holly Davidson, claims its proprietary cathode material, LNFP, enables a 20C charge

1:41.5

rate, that is one 20th of an hour, or roughly three minutes to a full charge of its

1:47.6

cell. The material is nano-engineered and iron-based designed to enable rapid lithium ion

1:54.4

transport while preserving structural integrity in thousands of charge cycles. OI claims it performs under road conditions and removes

2:04.8

the cobalt from the cathode entirely, which could reduce costs and simplify supply chains.

2:10.3

The claim comes via press release rather than peer-reviewed research. OMI is targeting

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