Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Thank you for subscribing to Startups Weekly. This week, I’m taking my parents […]
Sila inks supply deal with Panasonic for its breakthrough battery material
Solid-state batteries might get a lot of press, but they’re still years away from powering an EV near you. But it appears a breakthrough is just around the […]
Up Catalyst draws €4M seed round to make battery graphite from carbon dioxide
Lithium might be the new oil, but it’s just one of several materials needed to make the batteries powering today’s electric vehicles. There’s also cobalt, nickel and manganese, […]
Toyota is turning to startup Redwood Materials for critical battery materials
Battery cells produced at Toyota’s future North American EV factory will someday contain a little Redwood Materials DNA. The two companies announced Thursday that Redwood Materials will supply […]
Exxon wants to drill enough lithium out of Arkansas to power 1M EVs per year
Fossil fuel giant Exxon is betting its U.S. lithium operation will power a new generation of electric cars. The U.S. has hundreds of thousands of tons of “recoverable” […]
Byterat nabs $4M seed round to collect and analyze data for battery labs
Back in graduate school, Penelope Jones thought she was suffering alone, a not uncommon feeling among doctorate students. She was studying electrolytes, key parts of batteries, and a […]
Toyota’s EV strategy hinges on a partnership with a petrochemical company
It’s no secret that Toyota has struggled with the transition to EVs. The company has spent the last decade trying to throw cold water on battery-powered vehicles. It […]