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The ‘Entire Industry’ is Transitioning to Silicon Batteries, Group14 CEO says

Yahoo Finance: CEO Rick Luebbe joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss electric vehicle adoption, raising $400M in Porsche-led funding, and the outlook for lithium-silicon batteries.

Media | May 6, 2022

Group14 Raises Monster Round For EV Battery Material

Crunchbase: Crunchbase runs down the week’s top 10 funding rounds, with Group14 claiming pole position after closing a $400M Series C.

Media | May 4, 2022

Group14’s High Performance Battery Technology gets Super Charged with $400M Investment

GeekWire: Led by Porsche, other participants in this round include OMERS Capital Markets, Decarbonization Partners, Riverstone Holdings, Vsquared Ventures and Moore Strategic Ventures.

Media | May 4, 2022

Porsche leads $400 million investment in EV battery startup Group14

Reuters: Part of that money will be used to build a second battery materials factory in eastern Washington state.

Media | October 7, 2021

Mercedes-Backed Farasis Says Silicon Boosts Battery Energy 25%

Reuters: The battery maker said a lithium-silicon battery it’s developing passed a key performance test, paving the way for commercialization in EVs.

Media | September 20, 2021

Building A Blueprint To Scale Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Forbes: CEO Rick Luebbe writes about how companies can achieve scale by building a blueprint for a streamlined, modular manufacturing process at capacity from the get-go.

Media | August 28, 2021

USA’s Group14 Rockets Into EV Batteries With Slovakia Mashup

CleanTechnica: Group14 and InoBat announces that they’ve hooked up to manufacture high energy density batteries on a customized basis, leveraging Group14’s energy storage material.

Media | April 18, 2021

Startup Cofounders Reveal their Plan to Solve the EV Industry’s Crucial Cost Problem by Remaking the Lithium-Ion Battery

Business Insider: CEO Rick Luebbe and CTO Rick Costantino detail how a new battery component could make for cheaper electric vehicles.

Media | April 13, 2021

Group14 opens Woodinville factory to scale up its battery-enhancing technology

Puget Sound Business Journal: Group14’s new factory in Woodinville will enable the company to manufacture its product on a commercial scale.

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Media | June 16, 2025

Two powerhouse companies make game-changing breakthrough that could revolutionize electric vehicles: ‘Unprecedented speed’

Yahoo Tech: BASF and Group14 Technologies announced their breakthrough silicon battery solution that delivers faster charging, higher energy density, and extreme durability — even when facing scorching temperatures that would typically damage traditional batteries.

Media | June 16, 2025

Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

The New York Times: A wave of U.S. battery factory projects is slowing or being put on hold due to growing policy uncertainty, trade tensions with China, and a cooling electric vehicle (EV) market.

Media | June 2, 2025

Climate Startups Are Pausing Operations, Cutting Staff and Entering Bankruptcy as Trump Policies Bite

The Wall Street Journal: Energy Department announced $3.7 billion worth of funding cuts for clean-energy and climate projects on Friday—in latest blow to green sector.

Media | May 23, 2025

How the transition from graphite to silicon-anode batteries will revolutionize the EV industry

Charged EV: As EV makers continue to grapple with the challenges of using traditional lithium-ion batteries, including alleviating concerns about range anxiety, safety and raw material sourcing, battery material manufacturers are exploring alternative chemistries.

Media | May 16, 2025

I talked to the brand that’s revolutionizing silicon battery tech

Yahoo Tech: Silicon-carbon batteries are gaining significant momentum, with all Chinese brands utilizing the tech in their 2025 flagships. It’s easy to see why manufacturers are rushing to use these batteries in their phones

Media | April 18, 2025

Silicon-carbon – a breath of fresh air for phone batteries

MSN: Silicon-carbon technology helps a series of recent smartphones achieve battery capacity of over 6,000 mAh without increasing product size.

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The Lithium-Silicon Battery Age Is Here

As we’ve seen in other renewable energy industries, a company’s success is dependent on its ability to scale an innovative solution from the lab to market, and repeatedly — achieving true commercial manufacturing scale.

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