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ExPost Lithium Battery Restoration Finding Public, Private Support

San Diego Business Journal | November 6, 2024

Researchers at UC San Diego want a better way to recycle lithium batteries. For several years, a team of scientists have studied how to reduce the economic and environmental cost of lithium battery recycling, which mainly involves extracting a battery's expensive metals. That research led to the formation of ExPost Technology Inc., which was spun out of UCSD in 2022. ExPost utilizes a process of targeted treatment on the degraded parts of a battery to restore them to their pristine state and replenish a battery's supply of lithium. Full Story

Advancing Safer Battery Solutions with South 8 Technologies

Azo Materials | November 5, 2024

In this interview, the CEO of South 8 Technologies discusses how the company's innovative LiGas® technology is advancing safer lithium-ion battery solutions and addressing challenges across defense, EV, and industrial applications. South 8 was co-founded by UC San Diego Ph.D. engineering alumni Cyrus Rustomji and Jungwoo Lee. Full Story

A Longer-Lasting Charge

Time | October 30, 2024

Lithium-ion batteries have quickly become the standard for powering vehicles, but they have three problems: fire, cold, and cost. South 8 addresses all three with LiGas, a liquefied gas electrolyte that, when injected into battery cells, provides a more stable and longer-lasting charge than conventional liquids. Full Story

San Diego battery technology startup moves into the fast lane with a partnership with Porsche subsidiary

The San Diego Union Tribune | June 6, 2024

A San Diego tech company that specializes in improving battery performance has just announced a strategic partnership with a division of Porsche, the German automaker that recently zoomed into the electric vehicle market. South 8, co-founded by UC San Diego alumni, specializes in a trademarked liquefied gas electrolyte solution called LiGas that can be used as a component in lithium-ion batteries that go into electric vehicles. Company executives say LiGas helps vehicles charge faster, go farther, avoid overheating and operate in frigid weather. Full Story

The US Startup Solving Lithium-ion's 'Fire and ice' Problems - South 8's CEO Tom Stepien

Auto Futures | June 4, 2024

The bitter cold, scorching heat, underwater and even space. These are some of the challenging environments that South 8 Technologies' electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries are designed to work in. South 8 was spun out of UC San Diego in 2016 when the founding team developed Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas). Full Story