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General Motors Unveils GM Energy Pass: One Account Access to About 70% of the U.S. DC Fast-Charging Network

General Motors announced GM Energy Pass at an event in San Francisco, positioning it as a unified access and payment interface for public fast charging. The three sources consistently point to coverage of Tesla Superchargers, IONNA, and Electrify America, with ChargePoint and EVgo set to be added. The phrasing around “about 70% of the U.S. DC fast-charging network” varies slightly across sources, while the V2G and battery storage details mentioned in related coverage could not be confirmed from the provided sources.

Jun 12, 2026

EnergyX and Wildcat advance LFP cathode materials plant in Hooks, Texas, seek DOE support

EnergyX and Wildcat Discovery Technologies have announced plans to advance a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active materials manufacturing facility in Hooks, Texas, with investment exceeding $230 million. Three sources consistently link the project to potential DOE funding support, but none indicate that the funding has been approved. Only one source mentions that EnergyX expects to supply most or all of the lithium for the new plant.

Jun 10, 2026

Helios Horizon Completes Test Flight of Solid-State Battery Electric Glider, First Checks Focus on Weight and Balance

Helios Horizon completed its first test/demonstration flight of a solid-state battery on June 5, 2026, at Zephyrhills Airport in Florida, using a modified Pipistrel Taurus Electro electric glider. All three sources confirm this was a test flight centered on solid-state battery technology; the confirmed testing focus was the aircraft’s weight and balance after the new battery installation, as well as short-duration flight performance after full-power ground runs. Details on flight duration, technical significance, and project framing differ in some cases or appear in only one source, and could not be fully cross-checked.

Jun 9, 2026

Waymo to Retire Robotaxi Batteries for Grid Storage in California and Texas

Waymo has announced a partnership with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose retired Robotaxi batteries for grid-scale energy storage in California and Texas. The three sources largely agree on the parties involved, the battery reuse purpose, and the application regions. However, they differ on the scale of the project, with some sources referring to thousands of batteries and another citing hundreds of megawatts of storage capacity. Additional details about the partnership, project timeline, and battery supply scale were not provided or could not be confirmed from the available sources.

Jun 6, 2026

U.S. Q1 Battery Storage Installations Hit Record: 9.7 GWh, Up 32% YoY, Multiple Sources Point to Rising Demand

According to SEIA, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, and related media reports, new battery storage capacity in the United States reached 9.7 GWh in the first quarter of 2026, up 32% year over year, setting a new all-time Q1 record. Several reports also noted that the storage market remains highly active and speculated about deployment prospects through 2030; other coverage placed battery storage in the broader context of clean energy investment and project development. As for whether data centers are a direct driver, the provided sources did not offer a consistent or clear confirmation.

Jun 1, 2026

Ford Energy and EDF North America Sign Five-Year Energy Storage Supply Agreement, Up to 20 GWh, Deliveries Starting in 2028

Ford Energy announced a five-year energy storage supply agreement with EDF North America, with total volume of up to 20 GWh. EDF may purchase up to 4 GWh per year of DC Block containerized BESS, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028. The three sources are broadly consistent on the contract term, total volume, annual procurement cap, and delivery timeline. Statements about Ford’s localized manufacturing of LFP energy storage systems at its existing Glendale, Kentucky facility, and supplies for customers such as data centers and utilities, appear only in some sources and cannot be fully confirmed across all three.

May 20, 2026