A top-15 global automaker will evaluate Gelion’s nano-encapsulated sulfur cathode technology across several electric vehicle (EV) battery cell configurations.
Under a material transfer agreement, Gelion will provide its NES sulfur-based cathode active material, coated cathodes, and liquid electrolyte for testing by the unnamed automotive OEM. The automaker will evaluate the cathode in both liquid- and solid-electrolyte cells.
Testing will also examine configurations using lithium-metal and graphitic anodes for potential EV applications. Gelion developed the NES platform around nano-encapsulated sulfur as an alternative cathode material.
According to the company, the technology has the potential to be integrated into existing battery production lines without major retooling. The agreement expands automotive testing of the cathode platform alongside evaluations by other automotive OEMs.
Gelion has not identified the automaker involved in the latest agreement or disclosed performance results from the upcoming testing. The company is also working with Nissan Technical Centre Europe and the University of Oxford on a separate project evaluating NES cathode technology in solid-state EV batteries.
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