The Battery Show North America 2026: Exhibitor and Floor Guide
Pass prices, workshops, pavilions and how to shortlist a battery supplier before you arrive in Detroit.
Where can you find YOK Energy at the show?
YOK Energy is exhibiting on Booth 4211 on the Level 2 expo floor. We supply lithium-ion cells in cylindrical, prismatic and polymer formats, ATEX-certified cells for hazardous environments, primary cells, and standard or bespoke battery packs.
More than 1,300 suppliers exhibit at The Battery Show North America 2026 at Huntington Place, Detroit, from 12 to 15 October. The official exhibitor directory is published and continuously updated by the organiser. This guide covers what it costs to attend, how the floor is organised, which workshops and pavilions to plan around, and how to shortlist a battery supplier before you arrive.
How many exhibitors are at The Battery Show North America 2026?
More than 1,300 suppliers exhibit, drawing over 16,000 attendees. The official exhibitor directory is maintained by the organiser and updated continuously as companies are added, so it is worth checking again in the fortnight before the show rather than relying on an early look.
Exhibitors span the entire battery and EV supply chain rather than clustering in one category. Raw material suppliers sit alongside cell manufacturers, pack assemblers, production equipment builders, test houses and recycling specialists.
What does it cost to attend The Battery Show North America 2026?
Registration runs across four windows, with prices rising at each stage. The Standard window runs to 9 October, after which Onsite pricing applies.
| Pass | Standard (to 9 Oct) | Onsite (10–15 Oct) |
|---|---|---|
| Explorer — 3-day expo | $69 | $99 |
| Explorer Plus | $249 | $299 |
| Student Explorer | Free | Free |
| 1 Day Conference | $1,045 | $1,095 |
| 2 Day Conference | $1,495 | $1,695 |
| 3 Day Conference | $1,895 | $2,095 |
| All Access | $2,295 | $2,495 |
| Workshop | $795 | $895 |
| Executive Summit | $995 | $1,095 |
| Non-Exhibiting Supplier | $399 | $399 |
The Explorer Pass covers three days of expo access, the tech theaters, the New Product Showcase and evening networking. Explorer Plus adds a hospitality lounge with a professional headshot, a curated show floor tour with limited availability, one conference keynote on day three, and a separate badge collection desk.
Conference passes include access to session slides plus complimentary networking breakfast and lunch. The Non-Exhibiting Supplier fee is worth noting: at $399 flat across every window, anyone attending to sell rather than to buy pays it regardless of when they book.
Group discounts apply automatically at registration — 10% for three to five people, 20% for six to nine, and 25% for ten or more. Academic and government rates are available directly from the organiser. Full detail is on the official passes and pricing page.
What's on the expo floor?
The expo occupies Level 2 of Huntington Place and covers the full supply chain. It helps to think of it in five groups rather than as one hall:
- Upstream materials and components — cathode and anode materials, electrolytes, separators, foils and cell components
- Cell and pack supply — cell manufacturers, pack assemblers and battery management systems
- Production and assembly equipment — mixing, coating, formation, welding and automation
- Test, measurement and validation — cyclers, imaging, thermal and safety testing
- Downstream systems — EV powertrains, thermal management, charging infrastructure, stationary storage and recycling
If you are sourcing cells or packs rather than equipment, the second group is where your time is best spent — and it is the group most worth pre-filtering in the directory before you travel.
Which pavilions and zones are at the show?
Four pavilion themes are confirmed for 2026: battery recycling, lead battery technology, a UK pavilion and a German pavilion. The German pavilion alone carries 34 exhibitors under the German Foreign Trade Fair Participation Programme, coordinated by Landesmesse Stuttgart.
A pavilion concentrates related or regional suppliers in one place, which makes it an efficient way to compare several vendors in a single stop rather than crossing the hall repeatedly.
New for 2026 is the BATT to the Future Zone, with nine hand-picked exhibits of emerging battery technology. Each day runs receptions — coffee and pastries in the morning, midday popcorn socials and cocktails to close — alongside scavenger hunts and giveaways.
What workshops run on day one?
Six three-hour workshops run on Monday 12 October, before the expo opens. They are sold as a standalone pass or added to any conference pass. The confirmed line-up:
- Battery 101: The Fundamentals of How a Lithium-Ion Battery Works — battery types, chemistry basics and applications, aimed at newcomers
- Battery Safety: A Comprehensive Risk Mitigation Plan — handling, storage and disposal, hazard awareness and regulatory compliance
- China Battery Industry Technology Innovation Trends — solid-state, lithium metal, LFP, sodium-ion and tabless cells, and how manufacturers are scaling them
- Mixing and Coating Technologies in Battery Electrode Manufacturing — process options and best practice in the first steps of cell manufacturing
- Quality Assurance Solutions for Manufacturers of New Energy Vehicle Batteries — advanced imaging, nondestructive testing and contamination assessment
- Scalable Cloud-Based Solution for EV Fast Charging Using Electrochemical Models — Bosch’s approach to balancing charge speed against battery longevity
If you are sourcing cells rather than manufacturing them, the first two are the ones worth your day. The remaining four are aimed squarely at production and quality teams. Full descriptions are on the official workshops page.
Which conference tracks are worth attending?
The conference runs across seven tracks from Tuesday to Thursday:
- Battery Chemistry, Materials and Cell Innovation — the track for anyone specifying cells
- Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chain Industrialization — sourcing, scale-up and supply resilience
- Electrified Vehicle Systems and Powertrain Integration — for systems integrators
- Grid-Scale Energy Storage and Power Systems — stationary storage and grid applications
- Advanced Air Mobility and Electrified Aviation Systems — aviation and eVTOL applications
- Workshop Day — the Monday programme above
- Plenary Session — keynotes and cross-industry sessions
Two separate events sit alongside the main programme. The Executive Summit is a closed-door, one-day event for C-suite attendees on Thursday 15 October. The Battery Awards ceremony takes place on Tuesday 13 October.
What education is free with an expo pass?
Three programmes run on the show floor, and access differs between them.
The Open Tech Forum sits at the centre of the expo floor and is open to Explorer Pass holders with no badge upgrade. Confirmed 2026 topics cover battery chemistries — all-solid versus semi-solid lithium-ion, silicon AAM and mid-nickel NMC for heavy-duty applications — plus zero-flame-out safety design, sodium-ion for grid-scale storage, market forecasts including AI datacentre demand, the 400V to 800V charging transition, and AI-driven imaging in manufacturing.
The New Product Showcase runs 15-minute live demos at exhibitor booths; the participating companies have not yet been announced. The Battery Tech Theater carries sponsor-hosted technical sessions on the floor, with the schedule still to be published.
What networking runs alongside the show?
- Expo Hall Receptions — end-of-day drinks and light bites at selected sponsored booths on the Level 2 expo floor; times to be announced
- Delegate Networking Breakfast — conference passholders only, 8:00–9:00am each day in the Ballroom Prefunction on Level 2, before the keynotes
- Women in Battery & EV — sessions on leadership, innovation and inclusivity across both industries
- Meet Up Zone — curated small-group discussions matched by focus area; register for the show first, then RSVP separately
The Meet Up Zone is the one worth acting on early. Places are matched by topic and reserved in advance, so they go before the show opens.
How do you shortlist a battery supplier before the show?
With 1,300 exhibitors and three days of expo, the difference between a productive show and a tiring one is the work you do beforehand. These are the questions worth settling before you walk the floor, and worth asking on any booth you visit.
- Chemistry and format — does the application need LiFePO4 or Li-ion, and cylindrical, prismatic or pouch? Settling this lets you filter the directory rather than browse it
- Certification — do a supplier’s existing approvals cover your target market, and what additional certification would you need?
- Hazardous environments — does the operating environment put ATEX certification in scope?
- Performance against duty cycle — cycle life, charge and discharge rates, energy density and operational temperature range, measured against how the product is actually used
- Cells or packs — do you need a cell supplier or a pack partner? If a pack, what do the enclosure, connectors and BMS require?
- Supply reality — lead times, minimum order quantities and continuity of supply
- After the order — what does the supplier provide in consultation, tooling, certification support and deployment?
A supplier who answers the last two clearly is usually a better long-term partner than one who only competes on unit price.
Frequently asked questions
More than 1,300 suppliers exhibit at The Battery Show North America 2026, drawing over 16,000 attendees to Huntington Place, Detroit, from 12 to 15 October 2026.
The official exhibitor directory is published by the organiser on the event’s show planner and updated continuously as companies are added. It is worth re-checking in the fortnight before the show.
The Explorer Pass covers three days of expo access at $69 to 9 October and $99 onsite. Conference passes start at $1,045 for one day, workshops are $795, and the Non-Exhibiting Supplier fee is $399.
Yes. The Open Tech Forum sits at the centre of the expo floor and is open to Explorer Pass holders with no badge upgrade required. The New Product Showcase is also included.
Six three-hour workshops run on Monday 12 October, covering battery fundamentals, battery safety, Chinese battery innovation, electrode mixing and coating, NEV quality assurance, and cloud-based EV fast charging.
Sourcing cells or packs in Detroit?
Book time with the YOK Energy team at Booth 4211, 12–15 October 2026.