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Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs | TechCrunch

adminAugust 20, 2025

by adminAugust 20, 202505

Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a sign that investors remain confident...

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Tesla’s energy storage business gets sucked into the company’s downward spiral | TechCrunch

adminJuly 2, 2025

by adminJuly 2, 202509

Even Tesla’s energy storage business, which has been a small, yet notable bright spot, can’t escape the cloud that’s hanging over the company. For the...

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GM’s new ‘manganese rich’ battery promises cheaper EVs in 2028 | TechCrunch

adminMay 13, 2025

by adminMay 13, 2025018

General Motors revealed Tuesday a new battery chemistry called lithium-manganese-rich (LMR), which it says should slash costs while delivering driving range that’s just shy of...

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Exclusive: Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance | TechCrunch

adminMay 7, 2025

by adminMay 7, 2025017

Few markets are moving as rapidly as China’s automotive sector. There, new models are rolled out in as little as 18 months, putting tremendous pressure...

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Exclusive: The U.S. doesn’t refine cobalt. This startup wants to change that. | TechCrunch

adminApril 23, 2025

by adminApril 23, 2025020

Xerion says it has a new technique to produce highly refined cobalt in a single step. Source link...

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How BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank | TechCrunch

adminMarch 21, 2025

by adminMarch 21, 2025028

Chinese auto maker BYD made waves this week when it announced its new Han L sedan could add as much as 248 miles of range...

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Exclusive: Coreshell has a plan to slash the price of American made batteries | TechCrunch

adminMarch 18, 2025

by adminMarch 18, 2025030

The electric vehicle transition is really a story about China. There, subsidies have helped juice not just automakers, but the entire battery supply chain behind...

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Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers | TechCrunch

adminMarch 12, 2025

by adminMarch 12, 2025021

Sometimes the smallest of news items can point to bigger trends lurking beneath the surface. Case in point: Google announced late last month that it...

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Battery manufacturer Northvolt nears the end as it files for bankruptcy in Sweden | TechCrunch

adminMarch 12, 2025

by adminMarch 12, 2025027

Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in Sweden on Wednesday, the latest blow to Europe’s attempts to create a battery manufacturing juggernaut that could rival the Chinese...

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Exclusive: Daqus Energy has a plan to make EV sports cars fast, light, and cheap | TechCrunch

adminMarch 10, 2025

by adminMarch 10, 2025031

Cheaper, lighter, and denser: the trifecta defines an ideal battery. No one has devised a perfect cell quite yet, but one stealthy startup thinks it...

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