Silicon EV battery tech gets $250 million in DOE grants

Sila Nanotechnologies plans to use the money to build a 600,000-square-foot factory to produce lithium ion anode materials.

October 30, 2022 04:00 AM

To push U.S. battery development, the Department of Energy awarded $250 million in cost-sharing grants to three companies working to scale silicon technology for faster charging and more energy storage of EV batteries.

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