Samsung confirms it made the batteries inside the world's longest-range EV

07 August 2025
The Lucid Air Grand Touring got a Guinness World Record for the feat last month.

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  • G boy

Jj, 10 Aug 2025I have a Samsung Note 20 Ultra and the battery is charged everyday at all states of charge, to... moreHow much

  • GoldenJaguar

Anonymous, 09 Aug 2025article didn't say what chemistryIt says PrimX. Those are Samsung SDI's si/c batteries. They use a proprietary technology called SCN. Nobody does research anymore?

  • Jj

wong ndeso, 08 Aug 2025but, in smartphone realm, Samsung battery are just so so. I think they deliberately make smart... moreI have a Samsung Note 20 Ultra and the battery is charged everyday at all states of charge, topped off when it gets to 75% or 30%. Often ran completely dead because I forget to put it on charge at night. The phone is used for the internet 8 to 12 hrs a day for work and play. Battery life is pretty much the same as when it was new.

  • Go Cart

Anonymous, 09 Aug 2025If car ev manufacturers went away from lithium ion and went to lithium ferrous phosphate, not ... moreWho told you this nonsense?! LiFePO batteries degrade at extreme discharge levels just as much as any other lithium based battery! Don't spread misinformation! Also, cars are not using Lithium-Ion, which usually means LCO (Lithium Cobalt Oxide), since forever and typically use Nickel-Cobalt or Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt or Nickel-Manganese(Rich) to skip on the controversial element (but ultimately its the same "chemistry" denoted as NMC). LFP has advantages, but isn't as easy to switch to - it requires different manufacturing techniques and can't be easily switched to either because of different cell voltage. There is also the issue of measuring charge too, which can be pretty annoying - almost flat charge-voltage curve can leave you with your pants down! As of the last few years, if you can charge at home you can go with NMC chemistry, if you couldn't - LFP was your best bet, but with the release of the first semi-solid state NMC car (MG4 v2) all bets are off again - NMC-SS can offer some benefits of LFP without a need to change anything else.

  • Monkey

Anonymous, 07 Aug 2025I wonder if this will stay the record or if the batteries will get even bigger for longer rang... moreNonsense. I have huge battery in my phone because I hate charging. Your post is complete nonsense at all.

  • Deezell

If these are the 3.6V 4 Ah cells, that's nominally 14.4Wh. charge capacity per cell, so 5000 of these would create a 72.2 Kwh battery. €20,000 to diy your own, if you assume €4/cell. 0.14 cubic metres in size and 340kg weight. Is this where technology is still at, thousands of small cells all wired up? It seems infeasible as a practical option.

  • Anonymous

Try to go uphill from Germany to Switzerland, the mileage will significantly reduced. When EV goes down slope no charge is needed while regenerating, but the vehicle speed is not ideal.

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 07 Aug 2025I wonder if this will stay the record or if the batteries will get even bigger for longer rang... moreIf car ev manufacturers went away from lithium ion and went to lithium ferrous phosphate, not only would ranges be increased, charging time woukd be greatly reduced. And LiFeP04 batteries can be ran down to 0 charge without losing change capacity, unlike lithium ion which can lose 30% of its capacity if ran down below 5% jist a few times. Running li-ion to 0% reduces the capacity very very quickly.

  • Anonymous

article didn't say what chemistry

  • Rosemont

Not true, Chevy Silverado truck EV just ran 1059 miles on a single charge

  • McGUN

Anonymous, 07 Aug 2025I wonder if this will stay the record or if the batteries will get even bigger for longer rang... moreOnce the result meet the appetite of user, that's about it.

  • Nyankana

It's not even a record when the driver was driving really slow to beat the EPA range....it would be a record if lucid can really achieve 700 miles in one charge by driving normally.

  • Popop

I’m sure this will an ”explosive” success ....

  • Go Kart

wong ndeso, 08 Aug 2025but, in smartphone realm, Samsung battery are just so so. I think they deliberately make smart... morePeople are not using their phones in a way that could prolong battery life, typically - from drops to overheating (forgot on the dash) to unnecessary topping-up during the day (driven by rampant anxieties). Samsung phones come with "battery care" software that can limit maximum charging, charging speeds and prevent deep discharges via endurance saving mode, but most of it is off by default. Should you use your phone with minimum care it will last long past the end of its software support, which Samsung promised to be 7 years. Most importantly though, a Samsung phone (and most smartphones for that matter) use LiCoO2 chemistry optimized for volumetric energy density, while electric vehicle battery from Samsung uses NMC chemistry that offers more balanced stats with regards to density, longevity and significantly better safety.

  • wong ndeso

but, in smartphone realm, Samsung battery are just so so. I think they deliberately make smartphone battery that could only last for 2 years. after that, we should buy new samsung phone. that's their plan to outsold other phone companies.

  • Defender MK1

A rose by any name is a rose.

  • VFanRJ

700 miles? Not quite apples to apples. An ICE with high energy density (petrol), low efficiency experiences different range dynamics (speed, hills, wind, temperature) than an EV which has a high efficiency motor but low energy density battery.

  • Anonymous

I wonder if this will stay the record or if the batteries will get even bigger for longer range, because this is already longer range than most ICEs. In contrast to phones, where I support phones getting lighter instead of using unnecessarily big batteries, a big EV battery makes sense because it does not have to be held in a hand and if one does not return to a place with a charging possibility every evening, overnight charging is not always possible. And it also allows to keep the battery between 20 and 80 percent to increase longevity (again this does not make as much sense for phones because a battery replacement there costs $80 not several thousands, and when the battery is degraded enough that it is a problem, one can just use a battery case but with today‘s phone, the phone is often outdated before the battery actually becomes a problem, whereas a car just has to drive and it doesn’t matter if it uses old tech or not)

  • Anonymous

Wow

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