Lyten buys battery manufacturing assets from beleaguered Northvolt

[ad_1] Lyten, a Silicon Valley battery startup, announced today that it’s acquiring manufacturing assets from Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer that’s facing a cash crunch. As part of the deal, Northvolt is selling manufacturing equipment the company inherited in its 2021 acquisition of Cuberg, another battery startup. Lyten will also assume the lease of Cuberg’s … Read more

As demand for lithium explodes, battery recycling startup Tozero sprints to scale with $11.7M seed

[ad_1] Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M) to step up production by building its first industrial deployment (A.K.A first-of-a-kind or FOAK) plant. Currently, Tozero’s pilot plant processes nine tonnes of lithium-ion … Read more

[Released] Battery Warcar info

Battery Warcar APP Battery Warcar World: Connect your warcars to the battery and upgrade your power supply to equip even more powerful warcars ⚡. Winning requires smart strategy 🧠: position your unbeatable team based on their unique abilities. Merge your warcars to supercharge their power—experience evolution beyond your wildest imagination 🚀. Encounter terrifying monsters 👹 … Read more

US drone maker Skydio faces battery squeeze after Chinese sanctions

[ad_1] America’s supply chain vulnerabilities were on full display Thursday after drone manufacturer Skydio told customers it was facing a battery squeeze after being hit with sanctions from China.  “This is an attempt to eliminate the leading American drone company and deepen the world’s dependence on Chinese drone suppliers,” Skydio CEO Adam Bry said in … Read more

PSA: Check Your PSP Battery Right Now

Image: Damien McFerran / Time Extension Rechargeable batteries are a real boon for handheld consoles, but they don’t last forever – and, when they fail, they often balloon in size, potentially causing damage to the technology they reside in. The PSP’s battery seems to be particularly bad for this, so much so that there’s been … Read more