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South 8 Demonstrates Lithium Nickel Manganese Oxide (LNMO) Battery Electrolyte

SAN DIEGO (February 20, 2024) – South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the developer of LiGas®, liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, has demonstrated high performance on cobalt-free, low nickel, and high-energy battery cells designed for next generation electric vehicles (EV). This work is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research […]

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South 8 Named as a Finalist in the World Renowned 2024 Edison Awards™

SAN DIEGO – South 8 Technologies, Inc. (“South 8”), has been named a finalist in the 2024 Edison Awards. The company is being honored in the Commercial Technology category for their Arctic™ LiGas electrolyte. The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes some of the most innovative products, business leaders and companies in

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EV Engineering – South 8 introduces liquefied gas electrolyte to optimize battery safety

South 8 Technologies, the first to develop and commercialize LiGas, a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, has officially introduced its Arctic LiGas 18650 cell. Arctic LiGas cells can replace traditional toxic and flammable liquid electrolyte with South 8’s revolutionary liquefied gas electrolyte, providing a safe and versatile high-performance lithium-ion solution. The company is

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BEST Magazine – South 8 introduces low-temperature Arctic LiGas 18650 battery cell

South 8 Technologies, which claims to be the first to develop and commercialise a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, LiGas, has introduced a new Arctic LiGas 18650 battery cell. Unveiled at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC), the San Diego-based company said the cells operate at low temperatures. South 8 CEO Tom Stepien

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CHARGED | EV Engineering News – South 8 says its liquefied gas electrolyte offers safe performance in extreme temperatures

As EV-haters constantly remind us, the liquid electrolytes used in current EV batteries can catch fire or even explode in emergency situations such as a charging fault or a crash, or in the case of a defective cell. Solid-state cells are expected to be much safer, but they’re just beginning to appear in limited numbers of production vehicles.

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Cyrus Rustomji speaks on LiGas™ Gen 3 improvements at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC)

SAN DIEGO – South 8 Technologies‘s (“South 8”), South 8 co-founder Cyrus Rustomji speaks on LiGas™ technology at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference. South 8 is the first company to develop a novel liquefied gas electrolyte technology as a safer, higher performance alternative to standard liquid electrolytes. Known as LiGas®, the liquefied gas electrolyte is simple to incorporate into existing cell

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South 8 Debuts its Arctic™ LiGas® Battery Electrolyte for Reliable, Safe Performance in Extreme Environments

South 8’s new 18650 battery cell uses the company’s liquefied gas electrolyte to minimize fire risk while delivering world-record cold weather performance SAN DIEGO – South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the first to develop and commercialize LiGas®, liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, today introduced its Arctic™ LiGas 18650 cell at the Advanced Automotive Battery

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Batteries News – South 8 Debuts its Arctic™ LiGas® Battery Electrolyte for Reliable, Safe Performance in Extreme Environments

South 8 Debuts its Arctic™ LiGas® Battery Electrolyte for Reliable, Safe Performance in Extreme Environments. South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the first to develop and commercialize LiGas®, liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, today introduced its Arctic™ LiGas 18650 cell at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) (booth #615) in San Diego. READ FULL NEWS

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eVehicle Technology – South 8 Technologies Showcases its Arctic LiGas Battery Electrolyte

South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the pioneer in developing and bringing to market LiGas®, a liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, has unveiled its Arctic™ LiGas 18650 cell today at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in San Diego (booth #615). Arctic LiGas cells, which replace traditional toxic and flammable liquid electrolyte with South

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South 8 Welcomes Industry Veteran Tom Stepien to CEO Role

SAN DIEGO – South 8 Technologies (“South 8”), the first to develop and commercialize LiGas®, liquefied gas electrolyte for advanced lithium-ion batteries, appointed industry veteran Tom Stepien as chief executive officer. Tom will apply more than 35 years of business, technology and energy industry leadership to drive South 8’s growth and expand commercial markets for its

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