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Startup Blue Current seeking to commercialize non-flammable fluorinated electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

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A slow discharge means, for example, that acceleration would be compromised when stepping on the pedal in an electric car. Blue Current’s engineers are working on modifying the molecular structure of the electrolyte in order to speed up lithium ion motion. Dominica H. If there’s a truck coming, you need to accelerate.

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