Gene Berdichevsky's life could come straight out of a James Bond movie. Born in the Ukraine, raised in Russia, he and his family immigrated to America when he turned nine years old. Along the way, he had lived for five years north of the arctic circle. Berdichevsky studied engineering at Stanford and convinced Tesla founders to make him employee No. 7. Today, Berdichevsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sila Nanotechnologies. In 2022, Sila won a landmark contract to supply batteries to the exclusive Mercedes G Wagon, starting in 2025. Berdichevsky's deep expertise in developing silicon-based anodes has attracted investors from every time zone. Sila is currently valued at more than. $3 billion. Sila is one leader among a wave of new battery startups in America that are positioned to help the United States close the battery capabilities gap with China.
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Gene Berdichevsky, CEO, Sila Nanotechnologies: From Ukraine to Stanford to Tesla To Founding A $3 Billion Battery Startup
Gene Berdichevsky, CEO, Sila Nanotechnologies: From Ukraine to Stanford to Tesla To Founding A $3 Billion Battery Startup
Driving with Dunne
Electric and autonomous vehicles are the future. But with new technologies comes both risk and opportunities. What's real? And what is hyperbole? Who are the people to know and what are their visions? Leading global innovators, authors and executives join Michael J. Dunne in no-nonsense conversations about what that future looks like. Speaking with some of the biggest in the field like Xpeng, NIO, Rivain and more, Dunne - author, entrepreneur and keynote speaker – knows the business of electric vehicles. He’s going to answer questions like: Which EV brands are the best? Who makes the best battery? The electric vehicle revolution is a global race that China now leads with America way back in their rear view mirror. Who will win out - and why? Every episode of Driving With Dunne equips you with powerful new knowledge about the future of these battery-propelled computers on wheels.
Electric and autonomous vehicles are the future. But with new technologies comes both risk and opportunities. What's real? And what is hyperbole? Who are the people to know and what are their visions? Leading global innovators, authors and executives join Michael J. Dunne in no-nonsense conversations about what that future looks like. Speaking with some of the biggest in the field like Xpeng, NIO, Rivain and more, Dunne - author, entrepreneur and keynote speaker – knows the business of electric vehicles. He’s going to answer questions like: Which EV brands are the best? Who makes the best battery? The electric vehicle revolution is a global race that China now leads with America way back in their rear view mirror. Who will win out - and why? Every episode of Driving With Dunne equips you with powerful new knowledge about the future of these battery-propelled computers on wheels.Appears in episode
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