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Swiss Zinc-Air Battery Company, ReVolt, Chooses Portland, Oregon For US Headquarters – Wants $30M in Stimulus Funding. – Gas 2.0
Setting its sights on the burgeoning US market for car batteries, cutting-edge Swiss zinc-air battery company, ReVolt, has decided to take advantage of Oregon’s generous business tax credits for development of next generation car technologies.
Announcing that it has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center, ReVolt said it expects to create as many as 250 new jobs there. The partnership represents a coup for Oregon and Portland in the race to be the future electric car capital of the world.
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When it comes to next generation battery technologies, zinc-air holds a ton of promise. Purportedly, if you were to compare a zinc-air battery to a lithium-ion battery of the same size, the zinc-air battery would be able to hold 3 times the amount of energy as the lithium-ion battery. Also, given that zinc is a much more abundant material than lithium, it would not only make for cheaper batteries, it would also be a wiser choice for battery material to avoid future shortages.
Setting its sights on the burgeoning US market for car batteries, cutting-edge Swiss zinc-air battery company, ReVolt, has decided to take advantage of Oregon’s generous business tax credits for development of next generation car technologies.
Announcing that it has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center, ReVolt said it expects to create as many as 250 new jobs there. The partnership represents a coup for Oregon and Portland in the race to be the future electric car capital of the world.
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When it comes to next generation battery technologies, zinc-air holds a ton of promise. Purportedly, if you were to compare a zinc-air battery to a lithium-ion battery of the same size, the zinc-air battery would be able to hold 3 times the amount of energy as the lithium-ion battery. Also, given that zinc is a much more abundant material than lithium, it would not only make for cheaper batteries, it would also be a wiser choice for battery material to avoid future shortages.