Gene Berdichevsky is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sila.
Key topics in this conversation include:
- The importance of a battery technology that can be integrated into existing gigafactories
- The promise of silicon anodes, and how Sila has overcome the typical challenges faced by this technology
- Sila’s entry into automotive scale with Mercedes-Benz
- How Sila is thinking about scaling manufacturing
- How Gene and Sila have navigated a few “false finishes” over their 12-year history
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Links:
- Company Website: https://www.silanano.com
- Company Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sila-nanotechnologies-inc-/
- Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/SilaNanotech
- Gene’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berdichevsky/
Gene’s Bio:
Gene Berdichevsky is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sila. Prior to co-founding Sila, Gene was the seventh employee at Tesla Motors where he served as Principal Engineer on the Roadster battery, leading the development of the world’s first, safe, mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion battery system. Gene holds two degrees from Stanford University; an MS in Engineering with a focus on energy and materials, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He has co-authored over 45 patents and academic publications. Gene has been named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, the MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35, and was a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
About Sila:
Founded in 2011, Sila is a next-generation battery materials company with the mission to power the world’s transition to clean energy. Sila shipped the world’s first commercially available silicon anode for lithium-ion batteries in 2021. Sila’s materials drive battery performance enhancements in consumer electronics devices and will power electric vehicles starting with the Mercedes-Benz G-Class series. Committed to American leadership in clean energy production, Sila is scaling its technology at its manufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington.
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