Comments on: John Doerr Mentions Kleiner's Stealthy Lithium Ion Battery Startup

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By: What does $1.5 billion buy? « Clean Technology & Private Equity/ VC, Company and Fund Research

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:56:27 +0000

[...] 2) http://earth2tech.com/2009/01/08/john-doerr-mentions-kleiners-stealthy-lithium-ion-battery-startup/ [...]

By: Kleiner Perkins, T. Boone Back Auto Startup V-Vehicle

Kleiner Perkins, T. Boone Back Auto Startup V-Vehicle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:31:54 +0000

[...] also has other auto-related startups, including electric sports car maker Fisker Automotive, a stealthy lithium ion battery company, and reportedly also energy storage startup EEStor. But going after the mainstream U.S.-made car [...]

By: The Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The Mad Hedge Fund Trader — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:12:58 +0000

Politicians, industrialists, and environmentalists who see battery powered vehicles as the wave of the future are overlooking the fact that 50% of the world supply of lithium comes from impoverished, landlocked Bolivia. This is a country that until now was best known for killing off famous foreigners (Che Guevara, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), and being the source of a new form a venereal disease. Lithium ion batteries are four times more efficient than the current generation of nickel cadmium batteries, and are essential for electric cars to finally become economically viable. But now that the country finally has something the world wants, nationalism is rearing its ugly head. Local politicians see their country as the Saudi Arabia of the highly corrosive, toxic, reactive metal, and are already discussing ways to restrict access. The only other supplies are to be found in Chile, Argentina, Australia, China, and Nevada. Should the US invade to insure supplies? Iraq worked didn’t it? The best way for opportunistic investors to play this is to buy Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (SQM), Peru’s largest producer of lithium.

By: Why Colin Powell Likes the Fisker Karma: Kleiner « Earth2Tech

Why Colin Powell Likes the Fisker Karma: Kleiner « Earth2Tech — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:23:08 +0000

[...] the maker of the Fisker Karma — reportedly at least $10 million. Anyhoo, just saying. Washington DC and Silicon Valley are pretty chummy these [...]

By: Enough Already

Enough Already — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:48:24 +0000

When will people realize that A123 cells are a dead end. There simply is no energy to make them valuable in any industry, especially EV and PHEVs. That is why they are trying for a second time for IPO. No VC are willing to invest in them anymore.

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:58:37 +0000

100 miles per charge? That's less than the 2001 Rav4EV from Toyota, or the EV1.

By: S

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:32:20 +0000

I would guess it would have to be EMOLI out of Canada.

By: DR_sfZed

DR_sfZed — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:38:16 +0000

BYD is one of several Chinese companies that are pioneering Li batteries – mostly using iron or magnesium to reduce the safety issues at the cost of some energy denisty. China has quietly become the World’s leader in e-vehicles, They used a graduated licence fee to switch 50%(and growing) of their polluting motorbike industry to e-motorcycles and now produce 25m/yr. These are increasingly Li powered. So China already has vast experience with e-vehicles and Li batteries. I would guess BYD is trying to make a USA position for 2010 car sales. Warren Buffet – a large BYD stockholder – would certainly make the introductions.

In the meantime, we should all listen to John Doerr – he’s the smartest guy I’ve met.

By: VC John Doerr Told Senators About Promising ‘Stealth’ Battery Company | ForceChange

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:06:06 +0000

[...] Katie Fehrenbacher at Earth2Tech has some more juicy details on venture capitalist John Doerr’s meeting with Senate Democrats yesterday: for industry-watchers interested in Kleiner’s portfolio [the VC firm where Doerr is a partner], it’s worth pointing out that Doerr mentioned a new “stealth mode” lithium-ion battery maker. He says the unnamed startup “creates stable, durable lithium ion batteries with higher effective storage capacity” that can power electric vehicles “twice as far, and eventually three times as far, to over 100 miles before recharging.” [...]