Ilika PLC CEO Graeme Purdy joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with details about the company's latest milestone—the successful prototyping of its 50Ah Goliath EV battery. This marks a significant leap from the previous 2Ah prototype, representing a 25-fold increase in capacity.
Purdy highlighted the importance of scaling up production to meet industry requirements. "We need to make sure that we've got reproducibility. What industry needs is not just a few successful cells but large-scale, reliable production," he said.
Ilika has benefited from £2.8 million in grant funding through the Faraday Battery Challenge, which Purdy noted has effectively doubled the impact of investor funding. In parallel, Ilika has also demonstrated its manufacturing process at a giga-scale setting through a partnership with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).
Looking ahead, the company plans to complete its 1.5MWh per year pilot line with automated equipment. Key upcoming milestones include releasing P1.5 prototypes in the summer and the full P2 release by year-end.
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