U.S. startup backed by Kyocera, VW seeks to cut EV battery fire risk

MIT spinout 24M Technologies aims to bring new separator to market in 2026

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MIT spinout 24M Technologies is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (24M Technologies)

AZUSA KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- An American startup backed by Volkswagen and Japan's Kyocera has developed a separator that it says reduces the risk of fire in electric-vehicle batteries.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinout 24M Technologies developed the Impervio separator with Japanese partners. 24M says it is working on mass production and aims to bring the separator to market in 2026.

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