Tesla is going to have new head of its Advanced Battery Research in Canada

It looks like Tesla is going to have a new head of its Advanced Battery Research program in Canada, as Jeff Dahn appears to be planning a succession for his extremely successful battery lab currently sponsored by the electric automaker.
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Tesla battery researcher Jeff Dahn talks $100 kWh cells, removing cobalt, and more

Jeff Dahn, the head of Tesla’s battery research group in Halifax, talks about achieving $100 kWh cost of battery cells, removing cobalt from cells, and more in a rare new interview.
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Tesla battery research partner working on longevity breakthrough says work is going into the company’s products
Jeff Dahn, renowned battery researcher and the leader of Tesla’s research partnership through his battery-research group at Dalhousie University, won the prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering this week and made some interesting comments about his partnership with Tesla.
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Tesla’s battery research partner shows potential new path for longer EV range and durability

Last year, Tesla and Jeff Dahn’s battery-research group at Dalhousie University announced a new partnership that transitioned the group from their 20-year research agreement with 3M to a new association with Tesla under the newly formed ‘NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research’.
While announced last year, the partnership only went into effect in June 2016. The group just released its first research paper since and it could lead to a potential increase in energy density and durability.
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Tesla’s new battery research partner is receiving the prestigious Governor General’s Innovation Award

Last year, Tesla and Jeff Dahn’s battery-research group at Dalhousie University announced a new partnership that will see the group transition from their 20-year research agreement with 3M to a new association with Tesla under the newly formed ‘NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research’.
Just as the new partnership with Tesla is about to start next month, a year after it was announced, Canada’s Governor General now announces that Dahn will be one of the recipient of the prestigious Innovation Awards.
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