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It's interesting. Maxwell has been around for decades. Publicly they were known for ultracapacitors (non-expert opinion is that this would be a sweet spot for r
by throwaway5752 8y ago
It's interesting. Maxwell has been around for decades. Publicly they were known for ultracapacitors (non-expert opinion is that this would be a sweet spot for regenerative breaking capture in Teslas). But seems like nothing worth acquiring the company over - there are other vendors and they could just set up a multi-year supplier contract.
There are some articles/rumors out there about dry electrode battery tech Maxwell was working on.
- newnewpdro 8y ago> There are some articles/rumors out there about dry electrode battery tech Maxwell was working on. If this acquisition included any breakthrough-level battery technology, it'd be for far more than $218M as it probably would have involved a bidding war considering the stated electrification plans from all major auto manufacturers.
- throwaway5752 8y agoWhy do you think Tesla acquired Maxwell, then? Why did Maxwell sell existing lines of business several months ago to focus on the dry battery tech and ultracapacitors? I don't know enough about dry battery electrode tech to know how much progress there is, how much an of an improvement they are above existing commercial technology, or who else has IP in the space. Your response seems a bit high on the cynicism/information ratio, but I would be genuinely grateful for more information about this.
- newnewpdro 8y agoI persume it's to bolster their battery tech and R&D dept. It just doesn't seem like anything obviously game-changing from where I'm sitting.
- sidcool 8y agoIn my opinion this is also a talent acquisition. Maxwell's decades of experience would be helpful to Tesla's battery ambitions.