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Nanotube additives

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What happened

Batteries containing OCSiAl's nanotubes were powering about a million electric vehicles, and Volkswagen's battery company PowerCo picked OCSiAl as a supplier for its Unified Cell.

How far from your life

Everyday life

Carbon nanotube battery additives is on step 5 of 5. It is probably already in your life.

Source
“Today, batteries containing OCSiAl nanotubes power around one million electric vehicles worldwide.”electrive, 26 June 2026

Company-reported: the only source so far is the company itself. It still counts on the ladder, and we show the flag until an independent source backs it.

The bigger picture

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