This is our roundup of interesting articles on Li-ion batteries published in August – a mix of educational, groundbreaking, helpful, thought-provoking, and topical. If you follow battery research, these are 10 papers you should be aware of:

SCIENCE
- Identifying the components of the solid–electrolyte interphase in Li-ion batteries / Nature Chemistry
- An unavoidable challenge for Ni-rich positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries / Chemistry of Materials
- Practical evaluation of energy densities for sulfide solid-state batteries / eTransportation
- Li-free cathode materials for high energy density lithium batteries / Joule

ENGINEERING
- Lithium-ion battery fast charging: A review / eTransportation
- Quantitative parameter estimation, model selection, and variable selection in battery science / Journal of The Electrochemical Society
- Data-driven safety envelope of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles / Joule

APPLICATIONS & POLICY
- How large is the effect of financial incentives on electric vehicle sales? – A global review and European analysis / Energy Economics
- Storage requirements and costs of shaping renewable energy toward grid decarbonization / Joule
- A comparative energy and environmental analysis of a diesel, hybrid, hydrogen and electric urban bus / Energy

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