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Leyden Energy on Monday is expected to announce a distribution deal for laptop battery cells that improve the life of typical lithium ion batteries.
The Fremont, Calif.-based company will supply cells for replacement batteries to Canadian distributor
Dr. Battery, said CEO Aakar Patel last week. The batteries will have a three-year warranty and maintain 80 percent of their capacity after three years, he said.
A lithium ion battery pouch from Leyden Energy designed for consumer electronics.
(Credit: Leyden Energy)
The 4-year old, venture capital-backed company has not come up with a new type of lithium ion chemistry, but has commercialized an electrolyte technology which Leyden Energy licensed from DuPont, Patel said.
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