{"id":122267,"date":"2021-10-03T03:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T03:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=122267"},"modified":"2021-10-03T03:28:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T03:28:32","slug":"cramer-loves-this-ford-and-bmw-backed-battery-maker-set-to-go-public-as-an-electric-vehicle-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/cramer-loves-this-ford-and-bmw-backed-battery-maker-set-to-go-public-as-an-electric-vehicle-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Cramer loves this Ford and BMW-backed battery maker set to go public as an electric vehicle play"},"content":{"rendered":"
CNBC's Jim Cramer is bullish on soon-to-be-public battery maker Solid Power as a "zero hype" electric vehicle play.<\/p>\n
The solid-state battery manufacturer counts Ford and BMW among its investors and makes technology that Cramer said could change the game for electric vehicle makers.<\/p>\n
"We know the biggest bottleneck for electric vehicles is the battery," Cramer said. "Fortunately, there's an alternative in the works \u2014 solid-state battery technology \u2014 that's lighter, cheaper, longer-lasting and much less likely to catch on fire."<\/p>\n
Solid Power is set to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp III.<\/p>\n
"Now there's a solid-state battery play with zero hype," Cramer said.<\/p>\n
Solid Power's co-founder and CEO Doug Campbell appeared on CNBC's "Mad Money" Friday to share how solid-state batteries could impact the electric vehicle industry.<\/p>\n
"In a solid-state battery we have replaced that volatile and flammable liquid and gel polymer electrolyte with a very stable, solid ion conducting material," Campbell said. "Our cells may still fail, but they do so in a very benign. non-catastrophic manner… In other words, instead of a thermal runaway on your hands, you simply have a dead brick."<\/p>\n
The improved technology could cut expenditures for automakers, Campbell explained.<\/p>\n
"We believe, and our [original equipment manufacturer] partners believe, that the design of future EV battery packs incorporating solid-state batteries will be substantially simpler," Campbell said. "So that would drive down the cost."<\/p>\n
Cramer noted Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp III's stock closed at the $10 level Friday, potentially offering an affordable entryway into an investment opportunity.<\/p>\n
"You heard Ford's endorsement. You do the homework. I think sounds like a very interesting situation," Cramer told viewers.<\/p>\n
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