SES AI signs contracts totaling up to $10 million to develop AI-enhanced Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries for EVs with two automotive OEM partners
January 23 2025 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
SES AI Corporation (“SES AI” (NYSE: SES)), a global leader in
the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance
Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced a major milestone
for the commercial application of AI for Science for battery
material discovery with contracts totaling up to $10 million.
The contracts are with two existing major global OEM partners to
apply AI for Science to develop new electrolyte materials for
Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries for automotive applications and are
expected to result in new revenue which will be partially
recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the balance expected
to be recognized through the first half of 2025. This development
follows SES AI’s breakthrough announcement from earlier this month
of the world’s first battery to use an electrolyte material
discovered by SES AI’s Molecular Universe efforts for drones and
robotics applications.
Founder and CEO Qichao Hu, noted, “These new contracts with our
automotive OEM partners are applying our AI-discovered electrolytes
for Li-Metal B-sample developments and for the first time with
mature Li-ion batteries already in commercial use. We believe this
new revenue stream and these contracts validate and accelerate the
commercial use of AI for Science for battery material discovery in
automotive applications. We will work closely with our partners and
with others in the space to extend our early leadership in this new
opportunity.”
About SES AI:
SES AI Corp. (NYSE: SES) is powering the future of global
electric transportation on land and in the air with the world’s
most advanced Li-Metal batteries. SES AI is the first battery
company in the world to accelerate its pace of innovation by
utilizing superintelligent AI across the spectrum of its business,
from research and development; materials sourcing; cell design;
engineering and manufacturing; to battery health and safety
monitoring. Founded in 2012, SES AI is an Li-Metal battery
developer and manufacturer headquartered in Boston and with
operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul. Learn more at
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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
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expectations for future financial performance, business strategies
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risks and uncertainties materialize, or should any of SES AI’s
assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results or performance may
be materially different from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual
results to differ include, but are not limited to the following
risks: risks related to the development and commercialization of
SES AI’s battery technology and the timing and achievement of
expected business milestones; risks relating to the uncertainty of
achieving and maintaining profitability; risks relating to the
uncertainty of meeting future capital requirements; the ability of
SES to integrate its products into electric vehicles (“EVs”) and
Urban Air Mobility (“UAM"), drones, robotics and other
applications; the risk that delays in the pre-manufacturing
development of SES AI’s battery cells could adversely affect SES
AI’s business and prospects; the market for air mobility, and for
use of Li-Metal technology in air mobility applications, is still
emerging and may not achieve the growth potential we expect; the
risk that the market for SES AI’s AI-based services is still
emerging, and its AI programs may not achieve the growth potential
SES AI expects; risks relating to the development of the UAM market
and demand for batteries from the UAM industry; potential supply
chain difficulties; the ability of SES AI to engage target original
equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) customers successfully and
integrate SES AI’s products into EVs manufactured by OEM customers;
the ability to obtain raw materials, components or equipment
through new or existing supply relationships; our use of artificial
intelligence and machine learning may result in legal and
regulatory risk; risks resulting from SES AI’s joint development
agreements and other strategic alliances and investments; product
liability and other potential litigation, regulation and legal
compliance; SES AI’s ability to attract, train and retain highly
skilled employees and key personnel; developments in alternative
technology or other fossil fuel alternatives; risks related to SES
AI’s intellectual property; business, regulatory, political,
operational, financial and economic risks related to SES AI’s
business operations outside the United States; SES AI’s failure to
satisfy certain NYSE listing requirements may result in its Class A
common stock being delisted from the NYSE, which could eliminate or
adversely affect the trading market for SES AI’s Class A common
stock; the volatility of SES AI’s common stock and value of SES
AI’s public warrants; and the other risks described in “Part I,
Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 27, 2024 and other
documents filed from time to time with the SEC. There may be
additional risks that SES AI presently knows and/or believes are
immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition,
forward-looking statements reflect SES AI’s expectations, plans or
forecasts of future events and views only as of the date of this
press release. SES AI anticipates that subsequent events and
developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while
SES AI may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some
point in the future, SES AI specifically disclaims any obligation
to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing SES AI’s assessments as of any date subsequent
to the date of this press release.
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