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Lithium-silicon batteries get vote of confidence with Sila’s Mercedes deal

TechCrunch

For years, scientists and engineers predicted that lithium-ion batteries would get a boost if they could just add more silicon. Today, nearly all lithium-ion batteries use graphite because it offers a stable home for lithium ions when charging. To hold one lithium ion, graphite needs to devote six carbon atoms to the task.

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GM envisions electric vehicles with 600 miles of range with new battery research center

The Verge

The goal is to produce batteries with an energy density of “up to 1,200 watt-hours per liter,” Morris said — a staggering number that some experts have questioned. The Wallace Center is being set up to develop future versions that will be completely different from the current lithium-ion composition.

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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. But the mid-2023 launch of BYDs most affordable modelthe four-figure Seagull compact carignited BYDs exponential sales run.

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Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

Minerva Lithium. That’s an admirable goal, because despite all the talk of hydrogen as a “ fuel of the future ,” the industry is still filthy for the most part — driving climate chaos via pollution-spewing production methods. Minerva Lithium. Intropic Materials. Swap Robotics. Advanced Ionics. Swap Robotics.

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A vehicle burned at Canoo’s headquarters after a battery test

The Verge

A vehicle at EV startup Canoo burned on August 24th after lithium-ion batteries left inside the car started a fire. Canoo’s fire started in the cabin of the third-party vehicle, according to the report, where lithium-ion batteries were “being transported.”. Image: Canoo. The incident report lists it as a Ford.

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EnerVenue raises $100M to accelerate clean energy using nickel-hydrogen batteries

TechCrunch

While lithium-ion works fine for consumer electronics and even electric vehicles, battery startup EnerVenue says it developed a breakthrough technology to revolutionize stationary energy storage. Heinemann estimates that the tooling cap-ex per megawatt hour should be just 20% that of lithium ion. I had essentially given up.”

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Ford is making an electric Explorer, boosts EV investment by $8 billion

The Verge

The company had previously committed $22 billion to EVs and had announced a goal to be all-electric in Europe by 2030. The company will brand the lithium-ion packs for passenger vehicles as “IonBoost,” in a nod to its efficient EcoBoost engines. Lithium iron phosphate battery packs for commercial vehicles will be called IonBoost Pro.

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