RE:RE:RE:RE:Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining companyNew battery tech will replace graphite with Silicon anodes.
Looks like more the merrier.
With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Group14 Technologies.
Porsche injected $100 million into Group14 as part of a larger $400 million Series C funding round. Other investors that chipped in include Canadian pension fund OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, private equity firm Riverstone, Vsquared Ventures and Moore Strategic Ventures.
Group14’s key technology is a silicon-carbon powder that can either replace or augment graphite anodes. Graphite is used in most of today’s lithium-ion batteries, and it’s a sensible anode because it’s stable and can store a reasonable amount of energy.
IsitTrue wrote: By the time Gratomic starts producing, it will be too late..Elon needs Graphite yesterday!!