No more molecules!

Companies continue to invest in new chemistries for EV batteries, but at least one company in the battery industry thinks it's time to halt the unending search for new chemical formulations and focus on driving down processing costs.

Claims of breakthroughs in any field engender skepticism among those who hear them, and embarrassment among those who make them but fail to see them materialize.

It remains to be seen whether it will be breakthrough or bust (or something in between) for Primet Precision Materials, but company President and CEO Larry Thomas is not bashful in trumpeting his company's technology as a game-changer. A new mind-set needs to take root to stimulate an electric vehicle (EV) market that is plagued by extremely expensive batteries, the Ithaca, NY-based startup's top executive told SAE Vehicle Electrification.