Integrals Power advances EV range with new LMFP battery technology • EVreporter

UK-based Integrals Power claims to have developed and validated a new Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode material that could increase electric vehicle range by up to 20%. The company’s technology uses a high manganese content to boost voltage (4.1V) while maintaining a similar specific capacity to current Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) materials, leading to improved energy density. This material approaches the performance of more expensive Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) chemistries.

Integrals Power’s LMFP materials, containing 80% manganese (compared to 50-70% in similar materials), provide a higher specific capacity of 150mAh/g and a voltage of 4.1V (versus 3.45V for LFP). Third-party testing at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) has been completed on coin cells and is now advancing to EV-representative pouch cells. These materials will soon be available for evaluation by cell suppliers, battery manufacturers, and OEMs.

Integrals Power produces LMFP materials at its UK facility, supporting the domestic battery industry and future regulations like the 2030 ban on new combustion engine vehicles and the 2050 net zero emissions target. Local manufacturing enhances supply chain security and transparency, while mitigating risks from import tariffs on EVs and components. The company sources raw materials from European and North American suppliers, delivering higher performance LFP and LMFP cathode materials with greater energy density than Chinese-made alternatives, which account for 90% of global production (International Energy Agency).

Integrals Power Founder and CEO Behnam Hormozi said: “The challenge that the automotive industry has been trying to overcome for some time is to push up the percentage of manganese in LMFP cells to a high level while retaining the same specific capacity as LFP. Using traditional methods the more manganese you add, the more specific capacity drops, and this has meant it can’t deliver a high energy density. Our proprietary materials and patented production processes have enabled us to overcome this trade-off and increase manganese content to 80 per cent, placing us at the cutting edge of LMFP chemistry. With the third-party evaluation from the Energy team at GEIC, we’re proud to have developed a world-class cell material in the UK that can rival the performance of NCM but is more sustainable and more affordable, and will accelerate the transition to e-mobility.”

GEIC’s Applications Manager in Energy, Nicky Savjani, said:“The dedicated team in the GEIC Energy labs provides comprehensive support in battery materials development and evaluation, bridging academic innovations and industry appetite to push next-generation technologies towards commercialisation. Our GEIC Energy facility, combined with its dedicated team of battery engineers, is driving the push for decarbonising the transport sector and reinforcing the UK’s leadership in developing sustainable battery technologies. The battery cells we produced using Integral Power’s LMFP materials exhibited competitive specific capacity during testing, highlighting their potential to enhance EV efficiency and reduce costs by increasing range.”

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