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Solid-state battery company Solid Power closes $130M Series B led by BMW, Ford and Volta

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Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. The BMW Group and Ford aim to utilize Solid Power’s low-cost, high-energy all solid-state battery technology in forthcoming electric vehicles.

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Innoviz shipping Automotive Perception Platform, InnovizAPP, to key OEMs globally for evaluation

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a provider of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, has released its Automotive Perception Platform - InnovizAPP for the automotive industry. The InnovizAPP hardware provides an automotive-grade reference design based on low-cost automotive-grade components. Innoviz Technologies, Ltd.,

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Nikola Motor Company hires Jesse Schneider from BMW as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies VP

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A noted hydrogen and fuel cell expert, Schneider is an automotive industry veteran who spent most of his career working for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. We are excited to introduce industry veterans into our company structure to help prepare for the manufacturing rollout. Jesse will be a great asset to our team.

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Solid Power unveils all-solid-state platform technology, transitions silicon cells to pilot line

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Solid Power’s proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte powers the flexible All-Solid-State Platform that can enable both high-content silicon and lithium metal in the anode paired with industry-standard and commercially mature cathodes, including lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC).

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Ford partnering with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for next-gen EVs

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Solid-state batteries offer improved energy and safety as compared to current industry-standard lithium-ion batteries. Low-cost battery-pack designs through minimization of safety features and simplified thermal management. automated, industry-standard, roll-to-roll production. Sanoh Industrial Co.,

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Umicore announces equity investment in solid-state battery company Solid Power

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With eight years of technology development and three years of manufacturing development, Solid Power has been working to deliver better performing all-solid-state batteries using low-cost, industry standard processes.

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McMaster switched reluctance motor spinout Enedym closes $15M funding round

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His team’s success has been remarkable and, in just a few short years, since the transfer of this technology to Enedym, they have developed innovative and software tools that will enable rapid transformation across multiple industries. —Karen Mossman, McMaster University’s vice-president, research. Earlier post.).

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