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Tesla acquired the supercapacitor maker in 2019, but has since moved on and sold the unit to UCAP-Power, while keeping the company’s dry electrode tech.

Kore Power plans to bring its KOREPlex manufacturing facility to Maricopa County, Arizona, marking one of the first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities wholly owned by a U.S. company.

Researchers have been keen to make the technology work as it offers a cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion products.

It’s a breakthrough so simple that the Australian patent office needed convincing it counted as an invention.

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The battery operates at 230 degrees Fahrenheit, opening what researchers said could be “a whole cascading cost savings” including everything from less expensive materials to less insulation.

The system can be expanded to a capacity of up to 25 kW, and its creator is using a Kickstarter platform to raise R&D money.