INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MW (BMWG.DE) will install and test a long-range battery developed by Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) in the German automaker&s
iX electric SUV, the companies said on Tuesday.ONE&s Gemini battery will incorporate two types of battery cells, including one with advanced
chemistry that can store more energy and enable vehicle range of 600 miles (965 km) or more between charges, the battery maker said
The prototype vehicle is expected to be completed by year-end, ONE said.The Gemini battery aims to reduce the use of such traditional EV
battery materials as cobalt, nickel, graphite and lithium, according to Mujeeb Ijaz, ONE founder and chief executive.Ijaz said ONE is
testing different electrode chemistries in Gemini, while evaluating the potential tradeoffs in cost, energy and sustainability.ONE might
offer a production version of the battery in three different sizes and prices, Ijaz said, including a low-end version that would cost the
same as today&s conventional nickel- and cobalt-based batteries, &if not a little lower.&Ijaz said ONE is discussing similar prototype
testing of its Gemini battery with other companies.In March, BMW&s corporate venture arm led a $65 million funding round in ONE
Other investors in that round included Coatue Management, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Assembly Ventures, Flex and Volta Energy
Technologies. In December, ONE said an early prototype of the Gemini battery, retrofitted in a Tesla Model S sedan, delivered more than 750
miles (1,200 km) of range, well in excess of the best production electric vehicles on the market. Since its founding in 2020, ONE has
focused development on a long-range battery that uses safer and more sustainable materials, while packing more energy into a smaller, less
expensive package.In a statement, BMW executive Juergen Hildinger said the automaker is exploring opportunities &to integrate ONE&s battery
technologies into models of our future BEV (battery electric vehicle) product lineup.&The post BMW to test ONE&s advanced battery in its iX
electric SUV first appeared on Ariana News.
