Battery Tech Startup Sila Nano Secures $45 Million, Now Has 3 Former Tesla Employees

CleanTechnica
By Jake RichardsonDec 4, 2019, 2:40 pm26 pts
Sila Nanotechnologies says its silicon-based materials can increase battery energy density by 20% and potentially up to 40%. Three former Tesla employees are executives at Sila, Kurt Kelty, Alex Jacobs, and co-founder and CEO Gene Berdichevsky. They all worked on battery technology at Tesla.…

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