Envision Power said its 46120 large cylindrical cell is in scaled mass production at its Cangzhou and Jiangyin (Wuxi) super-factories and will supply batteries for multiple models on BMW Group’s next-generation pure-electric platform globally. The company says the 46-series cell is the tallest and highest-capacity mass-produced 46-series cell, with energy density up to 310 Wh/kg and single-cell usable energy nearly 30% higher than the 4695 cell used in the BMW iX3. The cell will debut in the new

July 3 — Xinghe Power Aerospace said its domestically developed Cangqiong-50 reusable LOX/kerosene engine completed its 163rd routine hot-fire on July 1 at the Niutoushan power-system test center. The company said it has completed 57 engine hot-fire runs to date, with cumulative test time of 20,088s and a single-unit maximum cumulative run time of 2,757s. The Cangqiong-50 is designed for at least 25 reuses; more than 40 engines of this type have been assembled and delivered. The Zhishenxing-1 mid-to-large reusable liquid launch vehicle, powered by Cangqiong-50, is scheduled for a near-term maiden flight and will begin staged recovery validation thereafter.

European Council President Costa said the EU budget must be approved by year-end.