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Editor’s Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from the academic editors of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105). The editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are therefore invited to read the Editor’s Choice Articles, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Batteries. The full list of Editor’s Choice Articles can be viewed via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/batteries/editors_choice.

1. “Water-in-Salt Electrolytes: Advances and Chemistry for Sustainable Aqueous Monovalent-Metal-Ion Batteries”

by Rashmi Nidhi Mishra, Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy, Marc-Antoni Goulet and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2025, 11(4), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/4/120

2. “Optimizing Multi-Microgrid Operations with Battery Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Integration: A Comparative Analysis of Strategies”

by Syed Muhammad Ahsan and Petr Musilek
Batteries 2025, 11(4), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040129
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/4/129

3. “Carbonaceous Materials as Anodes for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries”

by Koorosh Nikgoftar, Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy, Mogalahalli Venkatashamy Reddy and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2025, 11(4), 123; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/4/123

4. “Assessment of Laser-Ablated Silicon Wafers as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes”

by Byeongcheol Min, Anustup Chakraborty, Chen Cai, Mool C. Gupta and Gary M. Koenig, Jr.
Batteries 2025, 11(4), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040121
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/4/121

5. “Advances in Standardised Battery Testing for Enhanced Safety and Innovation in Electric Vehicles: A Comprehensive Review”

by Márton Pepó, Soma Fullér, Tibor Cseke and Zoltán Weltsch
Batteries 2025, 11(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11040157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/4/157

6. “Electrochemical–Thermal Modeling of Lithium-Ion Batteries: An Analysis of Thermal Runaway with Observation on Aging Effects”

by Milad Tulabi and Roberto Bubbico
Batteries 2025, 11(5), 178; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11050178
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/5/178

7. “Domain Generalization Using Maximum Mean Discrepancy Loss for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Lithium-Ion Batteries”

by Wenbin Li, Yue Yang and Stefan Pischinger
Batteries 2025, 11(5), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11050194
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/5/194

8. “Comprehensive Study of the Gas Volume and Composition Generated by 5 Ah Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) Li-Ion Pouch Cells Through Different Failure Mechanisms at Varying States of Charge”

by Gemma E. Howard, Katie C. Abbott, Jonathan E. H. Buston, Jason Gill, Steven L. Goddard and Daniel Howard
Batteries 2025, 11(5), 197; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11050197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/5/197

9. “A Review of Battery Energy Storage Optimization in the Built Environment”

by Simone Coccato, Khadija Barhmi, Ioannis Lampropoulos, Sara Golroodbari and Wilfried van Sark
Batteries 2025, 11(5), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11050179
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/5/179

10. “Characterization of Industrial Black Mass from End-of-Life LiFePO_4-Graphite Batteries”

by Nanna Bjerre-Christensen, Caroline Birksø Eriksen, Kristian Oluf Sylvester-Hvid and Dorthe Bomholdt Ravnsbæk
Batteries 2025, 11(6), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/6/210

11. “Advances in the Battery Thermal Management Systems of Electric Vehicles for Thermal Runaway Prevention and Suppression”

by Le Duc Tai and Moo-Yeon Lee
Batteries 2025, 11(6), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060216
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/6/216

12. “A Review of EV Adoption, Charging Standards, and Charging Infrastructure Growth in Europe and Italy”

by Mahwish Memon and Claudio Rossi
Batteries 2025, 11(6), 229; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060229
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/6/229