Sila's Battery Breakthrough Is A Big Deal For Mercedes-Benz!

Published 2022-05-19
Earlier this week, battery startup Sila (in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz) announced it would be working with Mercedes-Benz to supply it with Sila's Silicon Anode technology for the battery pack in the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQG SUV.

Here's why it's a big news.

Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield & Kate Walton-Elliott
Camera: Michael Horton
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Produced: Transport Evolved
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00:00 Introduction
02:03 Lead Acid Batteries
03:05 Modern EV batteries
04:27 Recent Progress
04:43 Who is Sila?
06:11 Volumetric Energy Desnity
08:15 Why it's important for Benz
09:57 Production benefits
10:44 Caveats
11:22 Thanks and Goodbye!
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