Tyfast is building faster-charging, longer-life, low-temperature-compatible lithium-ion batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. Tyfast’s technology can unlock early and large markets in consumer electronics and industrial robotics.

 
 
 

FELLOWS

 

GJ la O’

GJ la O’ is co-founder and chief executive officer of Tyfast. Before Tyfast, he spent a decade leading technology development and commercialization of grid-scale energy storage at Primus Power where he helped raise $100M in venture capital. At Tyfast, la O' leads product, market, and funding roadmaps. He has published over twenty articles and has been issued 23 patents. He is a material scientist and earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 
 

Haodong Liu

Haodong Liu is co-founder and chief technology officer of Tyfast. Before Tyfast, he was a project scientist at UC San Diego, where he earned his Ph.D. in material science. He is an expert in a variety of the electrochemical systems and in the design, synthesis, processing, and characterization of advanced electrode materials for Li-ion batteries and novel electrolytes for Li-metal batteries. He has also built a pilot line for fabricating 2 Ah pouch type Li-ion batteries. Liu has published more than 80 papers and has 5 patents.

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

Critical Need
Tyfast envisions a future where mobile electrical platforms operate continuously with minimal downtimes, have long service lives with no battery replacements, and carry the smallest onboard battery pack to minimize cost and maximize unit economics. These electrical platforms, from small consumer devices to mid-sized robots and full-scale autonomous and commercial vehicles, will permeate our daily lives to increase productivity and lower service costs. Realizing this fully electrified future requires a long-lasting, fast-charging, high-energy battery.

Technology Vision
Tyfast is focused on building an ultrafast-charging and ultralong-life battery using the proprietary and breakthrough Li3V2O5 (LVO) anode material. This anode enables next-gen batteries to deliver 20x faster-charging speed, 20x more cycle life and enhanced safety over state-of-the-art graphite anodes while maintaining the high energy density needed to meet battery space constraints in consumer devices and mobile electrical platforms.

Potential for Impact
Successfully deploying this new class of ultrafast charging and ultralong cycle life battery will extend the life and utility of consumer devices, electric vehicles, and mobile autonomous systems. Plus, Tyfast’s technology allows for the design of very small battery packs, therefore minimizing overall material needs, particularly critical minerals, for greater decarbonization and electrification of many other industries.

 

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