In December 2025’s Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O’Laoire (Electrios Energy) review the key developments shaping the battery materials and energy storage sectors as the industry heads into 2026, including:

  • Why lithium demand forecasts may be overstated, including assumptions around lithium intensity per kWh and EV battery pack sizes
  • EV battery size trends, affordability, and the divergence between Europe and China, including the role of SUVs, crossovers and EREVs
  • What does NIO’s decision to stop selling its semi-solid battery mean for the market?
  • Battery pricing trends, BNEF pack cost benchmarks, and whether 2025 marks the trough for cell and pack costs
  • Capacity utilisation, pricing pressure and why older gigafactories risk becoming uncompetitive
  • BESS market dynamics, including strong cell shipments, slower installations, inventory build-ups and project delays

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