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Vanadium ion battery startup Standard Energy raises $8.9M Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia

TechCrunch

The South Korea-based company says its batteries’ advantages over lithium ion include less risk of ignition and the ease of sourcing vanadium. The latter is an important selling point, as electric vehicle makers face a potential shortage of lithium ion batteries. VIB cannot be as compact as lithium ion.

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The most innovative companies in automotive for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The Warren Buffett-backed Chinese company shifted to building cars nearly two decades ago, applying its expertise in producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to develop reliable, sub-$35,000 EVs. The knowledge gleaned from the project could help scale up production volumes in the medium- to long-term.

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Honda is doubling down on rockets, robots, and flying cars

The Verge

But Honda won’t say what fraction of that amount will be spent on developing rockets, robots, and flying cars, nor even if it plans on pursuing those projects as commercial businesses. How successful any of these research projects will be remains to be seen.

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Two Chinese auto majors unveil big solid-state battery plans amid global race

TechNode

The moves resonate in an industry that has long attempted to commercialize the technology, widely seen as a next-generation energy storage device because of its superior performance and safety compared with the current batch of liquid-state electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. The RMB 10.9 billion ($1.5

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China’s GAC declares a breakthrough in all-solid-state battery development

TechNode

Why it matters: The development is the latest example of liquid-state lithium-ion pack leader China ramping up effort s to master the technology, as global auto giants expect solid-state batteries to give them an edge over competitors in the EV transition. The IM L6 sedan is scheduled for launch in May.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

Have Fun - Do Good

We're also working with those cities on generating some demonstration projects. JVH: In the first six months we had five Bay Area partner municipalities; San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda and Marin County have all sign on. Out of those, Marin County, Alameda and Berkeley have all placed their soft fleet orders.

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BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

Bhattacharya’s experience in the EV space is expansive, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. He has held executive positions in various companies, including at Mission Motors in Silicon Valley, Project Titan — the secret electric car project by Apple Inc.

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