Pentagon offers battery startup 6K $250M loan to build U.S. factory
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TECHCRUNCH · SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon has conditionally approved a $250 million loan to help 6K scale up its microwave-plasma battery material manufacturing process.
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- 06 November 2026 · 16:50 UTC
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