GM’s electric future depends on a new battery — and this building
GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.
As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern
The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be zero-emis…
Sila opens U.S. factory to make silicon anodes for energy dense EV batteries
Sila has been building the facility on Moses Lake, Washington, for nearly two years. Now, it’s poised to start volume production.
Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries
The sodium-ion battery startup went from announcing a $1.4 billion factory to filing for liquidation in just over a year. Natron’s troubled journey illustrates the challenges in making batteries in the U.S.
Nascent Materials emerges from stealth to make LFP batteries better and cheaper
Nascent recently raised $2.3 million to develop its novel manufacturing process for cathode materials.
GM’s new ‘manganese rich’ battery promises cheaper EVs in 2028
Lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) batteries should slash costs without sacrificing much range.