Notable Events
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Notable Events July
Volkswagen announces plan to invest up to $5B in Rivian starting with an initial investment of $1B.
BYD to build $1B EV plant in Turkey, which will be able to produce 150,000 electric and hybrid vehicles annually.
WEEK 1 Sila Nanotechnologies raises $375MM in a Series G round led by Sutter Hill Ventures.
Source: Volta Foundationʼs This Week in Batteries Newsletter
WEEK 2
Addionics raises $39MM in its Series B round led by GM Ventures.
WEEK 3
Peak Energy raises $55MM Series-A to scale up production of Na-ion batteries.
Turkey announces $5B for the production of electric vehicles and $4.5B for battery production.
WEEK 4 LGES announces new 4680 line in South Korea, to begin mass production in Q3/Q4 with 8 GWh capacity.
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