Startup founded by ex-Tesla engineer powers up game-changing facility: 'It's just so important'

Startup founded by ex-Tesla engineer powers up game-changing facility: 'It's just so important'

A new era of American-made electric vehicle batteries is underway. Sila, a battery materials startup founded by former Tesla engineer Gene Berdichevsky, has just powered up its first large-scale production plant in Moses Lake, Washington, and it's a major milestone for cleaner, longer-range EVs. The facility has been under construction for nearly two years. The Sila plant is capable of producing enough advanced material for between 20,000 and 50…