Business Insider Names CTO Eric Gratz, Ph.D. an EV Industry Power Player
Ascend Elements CTO Eric Gratz, Ph.D. was recently recognized by Business Insider as an EV industry “Power Player.” The annual list recognizes the 30 most influential leaders in the electric vehicle and Li-ion battery industries.
Popular Science Features Ascend Elements as Leading Innovator in EV Battery Recycling
“After handing me a pair of safety goggles, Ascend Elements’ co-founder and chief technology officer, Eric Gratz, shows me the works. Shouting over the constant whine of a generator, he ushers me into a high-ceilinged space dominated by a dozen interconnected tanks and machines.”
Haixia Deng, Ph.D. Joins Ascend Elements as VP of Cathode
We are pleased to welcome Haixia Deng, Ph.D., to the Ascend Elements team. Dr. Deng will serve as Vice President of Cathode with responsibility for company’s development of customized cathode products.
Scientific American: Recycled Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Perform Better Than New Ones
Ascend Elements’ co-founder Yan Wang and his innovative Hydro-to-Cathode battery recycling process featured in Scientific American
NPR Member Station WBUR Boston Visits Ascend Elements
WBUR Boston’s Bruce Gellerman visited Ascend Elements in Westborough, Mass. recently for an in-depth segment on lithium-ion battery recycling. The segment begins by identifying the important elements needed in electric vehicles, as well as the supply chain challenges that go along with them. Ascend Elements co-founders Yan Wang and Eric Gratz were featured in the […]
Battery Resourcers announces new site expansions
With a strategic facility conversion, paired with multiple expansions, the battery material and manufacturing company has increased its processing capacity for battery production. [Note: On January 19, 2022, Battery Resourcers changed its name to Ascend Elements.] WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, today […]
Prologue, Honda’s first electric SUV, is coming to market in 2024
Aria Alamalhodaei June 28, 2021 Honda said Monday it will sell its first electric SUV in North America in early 2024, part of the automaker’s push to shift away from gas-powered vehicles before the middle of the decade. The new car’s name, Prologue, is meant to signify the beginning of what the company called its […]