Arizona-based company Sion Power has announced it will refocus its battery efforts from electric vehicles to defense and aerospace.
Led by former General Motors executive Pamela Fletcher, the firm plans to commercialize its high-energy lithium-metal battery cell portfolio for unmanned aerial systems and other mission-critical systems later this year.
Key solutions to be offered through this transition include Sion’s proprietary Licerion technology, which offers energy densities exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram, or about 40 percent additional maximum energy density than traditional lithium-ion batteries…