By Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Our portfolio of nickel and cobalt-free cathodes serves a wide range of target applications, from LFP for ESS and entry-level EVs to our breakthrough material DRX for premium EVs and long-haul trucks. All cathodes can be flexibly produced in the same plant, giving Wildcat a unique advantage in adapting to market changes. We will produce a portfolio of nickel- and cobalt-free cathodes that are safe, sustainable, and abundant – ensuring high quality at low cost for our customers. Wildcat will use its deep battery materials R&D and expertise to produce an innovative nickel- and cobalt-free product pipeline.
The DRX cathode, as we call it, stands for disordered rock salt. It is a high-energy, no-nickel, no-cobalt product that is going to compete really well with all the high-nickel materials that are in the industry now. We see DRX as a breakthrough for the battery industry. From a performance standpoint, it’s made from mostly abundant and available low-cost materials. No nickel, no cobalt. The material has the potential to be about 20% more energy-dense than the high-nickel materials that are finding their way into the market now. We also see the potential for a big safety advantage. The material performs very well in our early safety testing. And then our DRX product is a great fit for anything needing a boost in energy—especially premium EVs.
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LMFP is a manganese-rich version of LFP. You’re substituting a lot of manganese into the mix to replace some of the iron. A typical ratio of manganese to iron in that product is around 60:40. These products perform similarly, but manganese is very cheap, and it operates at a higher voltage. Because of that higher voltage, you can get about a 15% boost in energy density. The theory is you’re not really adding costs, but you’re adding energy. We think there’s an opportunity to create a better version of LMFP, and so we’re working on this. We have a basic 60:40 manganese version in testing now that some key customers are evaluating. Based on their feedback, we’re pushing that LMFP to higher levels of manganese and better performance.
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LFP Low-risk, existing technology in high demand | ESS, Entry EVs, Short-haul Commercial Trucks Energy Density 205-280 Wh/kg Early Market Entry Lithium Iron Phosphate 1 Wildcat’s LFP is a fundamental building block in the North American Battery Industry 2 Co-development with the company's high-throughput platform (HTP) that enables comprehensive materials experiments to be done 10 times faster than conventional methods 3 Market entry in A-samples in 2024, enabling the next generation of automotive and ESS batteries
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LMFP Next-generation performance upgrade to traditional and expanded LFP markets | ESS, Entry & mid-level EVs, Commercial & Heavy duty trucks Energy Density 235-320 Wh/kg Performance Upgrade Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate 1 Wildcat’s LMFP is a next generation CAM to unlock the electrification in truck and automotive applications 2 Enabled through Wildcat’s HTP Synthesis platform, producing real materials tested in full cell batteries 3 Significant energy density increase of up to 15% vs LFP
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