Charged EVs | Lyten secures US-produced sulfur to supply its lithium-sulfur manufacturing facilities

Lyten, which is developing lithium-sulfur battery manufacturing, has signed agreements with California Sulphur at the Port of Los Angeles and a Port of Stockton company for the supply of domestically sourced, industrial-grade sulfur for its manufacturing facilities in San Jose and San Leandro in California as well as its recently-announced gigafactory in Reno, Nevada.

Lyten replaces mined minerals such as nickel, manganese and cobalt with low-cost sulfur, which is widely available throughout the US, EU and Middle East. The company says its sulfur-based batteries weigh up to 40% less than lithium-ion nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) and 70% less than lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

In 2024, Lyten announced its integration into Chrysler’s Halcyon Concept EV and plans to integrate lithium-sulfur into AEVEX Aerospace’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“In every industry, weight is critically important. In vehicles, we can remove hundreds of kilograms of weight to improve cost, safety and range while reducing the impact on transportation infrastructure. In our observation, electrifying everything requires the lighter battery weights we are achieving with lithium-sulfur,” Celina Mikolajczak, Lyten’s Chief Battery Technology Officer, said.

Source: Lyten