Lilium Failure Takes Down Battery Supplier CustomCells

CustomCells   Caption: Lilium’s power-hungry eVTOL design required a unique high-performance pouch-cell battery developed by CustomCells

Lilium’s power-hungry eVTOL design required a unique high-performance pouch-cell battery developed by CustomCells.

Credit: CustomCells
The bankruptcy of German electric air taxi developer Lilium has claimed another victim. The startup’s German battery supplier CustomCells has filed for insolvency, blaming the failure of Lilium, its largest customer, to pay tens of millions of dollars in outstanding bills. Founded in 2012 as a...
Graham Warwick

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