April 27 (Reuters) – As Tesla’s profits and prices grabbed headlines last week, a potentially pivotal development for the global car industry flew largely under the radar. The U.S. electric pioneer disclosed that nearly half of the vehicles it produced in the first quarter were equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries – a cheaper …
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Save the date: Electric vehicle sales are ticking up around the world, but in one country they rose threefold last year—India, where a mania has erupted over electric two-wheelers. The leading company in the nascent industry is Hero Electric, India’s largest manufacturer of electric two-wheelers. So I’m excited to host Naveen Munjal, Hero’s managing director, for the next …
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mitra Future Technologies Inc. (“Mitra Chem”), a leading innovator in North American production of lithium-ion battery materials, today released the video of the company’s CEO and co-founder Vivas Kumar’s presentation to the Stanford University Energy Seminar. Vivas received his MBA from Stanford University. Vivas spoke about his experience in battery development, the …
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mitra Future Technologies Inc. (“Mitra Chem”), a leading innovator in North American production of lithium-ion battery materials, today announced the expansion of the company’s Advisory Board with the addition of global leaders in key sectors central to the battery products industry. The formation of the Advisory Board complements the company’s …
Lampert has Decades of Experience Working with Cathode Materials Including Multiple Technical Leadership Positions at Engelhard and BASF With New Industry Leader Hire, Mitra Chem Continues the Company’s Push to Revitalize the North American Battery Materials Supply Chain MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mitra Future Technologies Inc. (“Mitra Chem”), a leading innovator in North American …
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Mitra Chem aims to use machine learning to quickly make electric-vehicle battery components in the U.S. and counter China’s dominance in the industry
Mitra Future Technologies, also known as Mitra Chem, has raised a $20 million Series A led by billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holdings. The startup aims to boost the North American battery supply chain industry that’s currently dominated by China, by producing an iron-based cathode for non-Chinese applications. Taiwanese billionaire Richard Tsai, Fontinalis Partners, Integrated …
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With Tesla and Others Moving to Lower Cost Iron-based Batteries, Mitra Chem is Positioned to be the First North American Battery Materials Product Company Built to Shorten the Lab-to-Production Timeline by >90%
Chamath Palihapitiya and Supply Chain Executive Will Drewery Join Board of Directors
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