Daimler is making huge strides in battery technology
Daimler is making huge strides in battery technology – with in-house battery R&D complemented by close partnerships with key strategic partners CATL, Farasis and Sila Nano.
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Mercedes Carves Out Plan to Go Green
Mercedes said it is developing the next-gen eMotors in house with key strategic partners CATL, Farasis and Sila Nano.
READ: The Future of Energy Storage
In the next 5 to 10 years, we’ll see a $50 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium ion (Li-ion) battery cell that’s capable of fast charging, 10,000+ cycles, 1 million+ miles, a 30 year calendar life, and produced with abundant raw materials found all around the world and recycled.
Tesla: the iPhone of electric vehicles or just another car company? – Financial Times
Gene Berdichevsky, who in 2004 became the seventh employee hired by Tesla, says big carmakers have underestimated how many different innovations have gone into the company’s technology. He puts the performance advantage of Tesla’s Model 3 over Jaguar’s electric I-Pace at about 30 per cent.
Welcome to the Era of Supercharged Lithium-Silicon Batteries – Wired
Batteries with silicon anodes promise to make devices last more than 20 percent longer on a single charge.
Sila Nano set to transform the battery market – CNN
Julia Chatterley speaks with CEO Gene Berdichevsky live on CNN outlining how Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. version will provide a 20-40% improvement versus current batteries & will soon be used in smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles in the next decade.