US battery startups turn to defense demand for support
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US battery startups are maintaining expansion despite incentives for electric vehicle reductions, by leveraging defense demand and government funding.
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美国削减电池和电动车激励后,原本押注新能源需求增长的电池初创公司一度承压。TechCrunch报道,随着无人机、鱼雷、单兵通信设备和战机等军用场景扩大用电需求,这些公司正把国防市场视为新的支撑来源。

特朗普政府虽然持续对电动车持批评态度,但并未否认电池在制造业和国防体系中的作用。报道指出,华盛顿近期越来越多以国家安全为由,推动本土关键供应链建设,电池正是其中之一。

国防订单开始进入讨论

电池材料初创公司 Coreshell 向 TechCrunch 表示,锂离子电池在国防领域的应用“确实正在相关讨论中出现”。这家公司最近引入 ADS Ventures 作为投资方。后者母公司 ADS 是国防供应商,Coreshell 也在与另一家自主系统供应商合作。

Coreshell 此前还获得美国能源部 5000 万美元资助,用于扩大其冶金级硅负极材料的制造能力。这类材料可用于提升电池性能,并服务美国本土供应链。

多家公司拿到能源部资助

  • Lilac Solutions 获得 1 亿美元
  • 资金将用于犹他州大盐湖建设锂加工设施
  • 目标是在 2028 年前每年生产 5000 吨碳酸锂

碳酸锂是电池制造的重要前驱体。另一家公司 Nth Cycle 也向 TechCrunch 表示,已获得 1 亿美元资助,用于建设黑粉精炼设施,从回收的锂离子电池中提取锂和镍化合物,再用于新电池生产。

Nth Cycle 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Megan O’Connor 表示,公司已看到来自国防领域的明确需求驱动,但汽车市场的需求并未消失。

汽车需求放缓但未退出

报道认为,这种局面短期内不会明显改变。虽然电动车行业因激励削减遭遇挫折,但车企仍在推出新车型,也仍预计未来几年市场会继续增长,只是节奏比此前预期更慢。

从规模看,国防市场仍远小于汽车行业。公开数据显示,美国国防后勤局在 2021 年每年采购约 2 亿美元电池。相比之下,Mordor Intelligence 预计,仅 2026 年美国汽车行业在电池制造上的支出就接近 180 亿美元。

报道最后指出,美国政府一方面削弱电动车激励,另一方面又通过能源部资助电池材料、锂加工和回收项目,反映出本土电池供应链仍被视为战略资源。对这些初创公司而言,在汽车需求恢复节奏尚不明朗之际,国防市场正提供一条现实的过渡通道。

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