Mercedes G-Wagon Shows 20% Range Jump Coming for EV Batteries
A new class of long-range EV batteries is heading to production as automakers race to replace Chinese graphite with US silicon.
The front grille of a Mercedes EQG luxury electric sports utility vehicle.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/BloombergAfter 12 years of development, a new category of range-boosting battery technology is moving into mass production for electric vehicles.
Sila Inc., a Silicon Valley-based battery materials company with more than $930 million in funding, says it has finalized a mass manufacturing process for the first silicon-based anodes. The company is calling its new material “Titan Silicon,” Chief Executive Officer Gene Berdichevsky said in an interview, and it’s in the later stages of qualification with auto manufacturers before a new factory begins production late next year.