Lyten Ships Lithium-Sulfur Battery A-Samples for Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Military Customer Evaluation
08 Mayo 2024 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
- Lyten has begun shipping lithium-sulfur A sample cells to
automotive OEMs, including Stellantis and other leading US and EU
auto OEMs.
- Lyten has also begun shipping samples to a major consumer
electronics company and to US military agencies and targets
delivery of samples to more than 20 potential customers in the 2Q
and 3Q 2024.
- Battery samples are being manufactured on Lyten’s
semi-automated Pilot Line in San Jose, CA, which is capable of
delivering A and B samples for Auto OEMs and fully commercial cells
for small volume customers.
Lyten, the supermaterial applications company and global leader
in lithium-sulfur battery technology, today announced it has
shipped A samples of its 6.5 Ah (C/3 discharge rate, 25° C)
lithium-sulfur pouch cells to Stellantis and other leading US and
EU automotive OEMs for evaluation. This milestone further
demonstrates Lyten’s global leadership in lithium-sulfur
manufacturing, a battery chemistry with the potential to hold more
than two times the energy density of lithium-ion and starts the
clock for commercial evaluation and adoption by multiple industry
leaders.
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Lyten Lithium-Sulfur 'A' sample pouch
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Lyten manufactures lithium-sulfur cells in both pouch and
cylindrical formats (2170 and 18650) and is currently shipping the
6.5 Ah pouch cell format for customer evaluation. Later this year,
Lyten plans to deliver cylindrical A samples for evaluation.
Lyten’s lithium-sulfur format flexibility enables its use in a wide
range of industries beyond automotive, including space, aerospace,
drones, micromobility, defense and consumer electronics.
Lyten has already shipped samples to a major US consumer
electronics company, plans to deliver cells to the Department of
Defense in May, and targets delivery of samples to more than 20
potential customers for commercial evaluation in the 2Q and 3Q
2024. Lyten is currently on target to deliver commercial use cells
to aerospace and defense customers this year.
“This milestone is the result of years of dedicated work and
innovation from the Lyten team, and we are just at the start of
further expanding the capabilities of our lithium-sulfur battery
cells,” said Dan Cook, Lyten CEO and Co-Founder.
The lithium-sulfur A samples are produced on Lyten’s automated
pilot line in San Jose, CA, which opened in May 2023. The pilot
line is built with standard lithium-ion equipment and manufacturing
practices, proving the scalable manufacturability of Lyten’s
lithium-sulfur cells. The San Jose production line will deliver B
samples for Auto OEMs and commercial cells for smaller quantity,
non-EV customers. Lyten’s first giga-scale facility is currently
being designed with Turner Construction and SSOE to manufacture
automotive C samples and beyond.
“The world needs a practical, mass market battery, and that is
what we are building with our lithium-sulfur technology,” stated
Celina Mikolajczak, Chief Battery Technology Officer at Lyten.
“Mass market electrification and net zero goals demand higher
energy density, lighter weight, and lower cost batteries that can
be fully sourced and manufactured at massive scale using abundantly
available local materials. That is Lyten’s lithium-sulfur
battery.”
Lithium-Sulfur is considered a leapfrog battery technology with
the potential to deliver two times the energy density of current
NMC batteries, but with a materials and manufacturing cost
competitive with low cost LFP. The Li-S cathode is made of widely
abundant sulfur and Lyten’s proprietary 3D Graphene, sourced by
capturing carbon from methane. This eliminates the need for
critical minerals like nickel, cobalt, and manganese in the
cathode. The Li-S anode is a lithium metal composite, eliminating
the need for graphite. The elimination of critical minerals means a
projected 65%+ lower carbon footprint than lithium-ion batteries
and a supply chain that can be fully sourced in the US or EU at
scale.
Lyten has raised more than $410M in equity capital to date,
including investments from Stellantis, FedEx, Honeywell, Walbridge,
and Prime Movers Lab. In February 2024, Chrysler announced the
inclusion of Lyten’s Li-S batteries in its Halcyon concept EV.
Please go to www.lyten.com/contact-us/ to enquire about joining
the waitlist for Lyten’s lithium-sulfur battery samples and spec
sheet.
About Lyten
Lyten is a supermaterial applications company. Lyten’s
proprietary processes permanently sequester carbon from methane in
the form of 3D Graphene and utilize the tunable supermaterial to
develop decarbonizing applications. Lyten is currently developing
and commercializing next-generation lithium-sulfur batteries for
use in the automotive, aerospace, defense, and other markets; a
next-generation polymer composite that can reduce the amount of
plastic used by up to half while maintaining structural and impact
strength; and next-generation sensors that significantly increase
detection sensitivity and selectivity for use in automotive,
industrial, health, and supply chain applications.
Lyten, founded in 2015, is led by a group of experienced
executives from across automotive, energy, batteries,
semiconductors, manufacturing and defense. The company lists more
than 415 patents granted or pending and is currently manufacturing
Lyten 3D Graphene material and its applications in San Jose,
California.
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