Silas Nanotechnologies

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This is a start-up with several ex-Tesla battery people. They are now in mass production for consumer electronics but testing for auto batteries. They claim to have a way to use silicon nanoparticles to increase energy density of lithium ion batteries by 15-20% that addresses the silicon volume expansion issue (basically they can pack a lot more silicon into their batteries which means more lithium ions, but only if the silicon is in this particular topology). Does anyone know if these guys are working with Tesla at all?

 

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Sila works with BMW, but may not be exclusive.