QuantumScape
QuantumScape loses manufacturing chief over management style mismatch
Celina Mikolajczak, who has held senior roles at Tesla and Panasonic, resigned from QuantumScape less than a year after taking the chief manufacturing officer position at the solid-state battery company,…
Surging EV adoption is certain to drive even more opportunities for startups to capitalize on the sector’s growth.
Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity
Five years ago, battery startups attracted important but not transformative investments. But money began pouring in toward the end of 2020. What changed?
Nissan unveiled Friday a prototype production facility for solid-state batteries, a critical step in the automaker’s bid to develop and deliver an EV powered by the next-generation battery technology by…
Solid Power ramps up solid-state battery race with public market debut
Solid Power, the solid-state battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is hitting the public markets running with a spike in stock price shortly after trading opened Thursday. The company…
Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz invest in solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy
Factorial Energy, a startup working on solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, has added two more major automakers to its investor sheet: Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, both of which plan to co-develop…
The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire
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QuantumScape’s share sale to fund solid-state battery production roils its market value
QuantumScape has issued a share offering to pay for an expanded pilot production line for its solid-state batteries just months after it became a publicly traded company via a reverse…
Can solid state batteries power up for the next generation of EVs?
As the market for EVs shifts to include commercial vehicles, aerospace, off-roaders and microtransit, the commercial future for SSBs is finally looking a little more solid.
Fluence, the energy storage systems developer, is now worth over $1 billion after QIA investment
The Qatar Investment Authority is investing $125 million into energy storage systems integrator and power management tech developer, Fluence, in a deal that will value the company at over $1…
The Station: Uber’s 2020 evolution and QuantumScape’s big breakthrough
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Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape to go public via SPAC to bring solid-state batteries to EVs
QuantumScape, the solid-state battery company backed by Volkswagen Group, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. as it aims to raise the capital…