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Daimler AG has acquired a minority equity stake in U.S. battery material specialist Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. (Sila Nano) as part of its research and development activities.
Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a leading developer of new battery materials, which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies.
Along with the acquisition of the equity stake Daimler will get a seat in the Board of Directors of Sila Nano.
[Read more…] about Daimler acquires stake in Lithium-ion battery materials firmAlliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California, USA.
Alliance Ventures was launched last year to support start-ups, early-stage development, and entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of next-generation systems for the automotive industry.
The investment reflects the capability of Enevate in breakthrough Li-ion batteries capable of extreme fast charging with high energy density.
