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Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory
TechCrunch3 min read

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.
Battery materials startup Sila announced Tuesday that it raised $300 million to expand its factory in Washington State to produce enough anode material for more than 100,000 EVs. Sila’s expansion arrives as electric vehicle demand in the U.S. has softened in the wake of the Trump administration’s efforts to hamstring the propulsion…
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