The Allplane Podcast #45 - the state of batteries, with Richard Wang, CEO of Cuberg

Californian battery startup Cuberg made headlines in March 2021 when it was announced that it has been acquired by Northvolt, the large battery manufacturer from Sweden.

What did Northvolt see in Cuberg?

Mainly the Li-Metal battery technology that Cuberg is developing, that is expected to deliver a 70% performance improvement over the current generation of Li-Ion batteries. This makes of the batteries that Cuberg is currently developing particularly interesting for the nascent electric aviation industry.

Today on the podcast we are going to talk about all this, as well as about the current state of battery technologies for air mobility, with Richard Wang, the founder and CEO of Cuberg.

Together with Richard, we are going to review the current state and prospects of the battery industry for air mobility purposes. He is also going to share some details about the Lithium-Metal technology they are developing at Cuberg and their plans to move into industrial-scale production in order to power the new generation of eVTOLs that is expected to (silently) buzz the skies of our cities in the near future.

Tune in for an overview of the state-of-the-art battery technology and its applications in the aviation industry!

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Things we talk about in this episode:

• Richard’s background and the story of Cuberg

• Why Northvolt acquried Cuberg

• Lithium-Metal battery technology and why it is an improvement on Li-Ion

• How does a battery work?

• Are Li-Metal batteries safe?

• Why Lithium Metal batteries are an interesting choice for electric aviation?

• What does it take to certify a battery?

• Cuberg’s scale up plans

• The future of battery technologies and of electric aviation

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Resources:

• Cuberg website

• Northvolt website

• Announcement of Cuberg’s acquisition by Northvolt

• Lithium Metal battery

• Lithium-Ion battery

• The battery factory Northvolt is building in Northern Sweden

• eVTOL and eCTOL aircraft

And here’s a corporate video with some cool images of Cuberg’s battery technology and the battery factory that Northvolt is buildingin Sweden

Podcast Music: Five Armies by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armies
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Interview Transcript

(please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)

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