I noticed today, Mark's twitter profile has "Commercial & Industrial" as his professional category. This is a self-selected feature for business accounts on twitter. He's changed this throughout the years from "Automotive" to "Science & Technology". However, alongside this he now has "Planes". There is no further option to add multiple professional categories or sub-categories, so Mark has deliberately typed this in using the "location" option in order to have this appear on his twitter bio. I looked back using the internet archive and it is indeed something new, it wasn't there last year.
As we know, there is mention on Talga's site about graphene being used in planes:
"Graphene-based composites in aircraft wings could dramatically reduce the weight of an aeroplane. This, in turn, would increase fuel efficiency and range, resulting in more sustainable travel."
Another possibility could be Stellantis, who are part of ACC.
"Stellantis NV, the European carmaker that owns Chrysler and Fiat, agreed to manufacture an electric aircraft designed by Archer Aviation Inc. and provide the startup with up to $150 million of equity capital to accelerate production. The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, called Midnight, will be produced at a new factory in Covington, Georgia, that Stellantis will help develop. Stellantis was an early investor in Archer in 2021 when the startup merged with a special purpose acquisition company to become publicly traded."
This breadcrumb reminds me of what Mark said at the latest webinar... There's plenty going on:
“One thing the outside world is not being reminded much of is, we’re not actually a one project company, we’re actually developing a whole range of battery materials. There’s diversity to our products, different technologies, different markets. All being developed parallel. Of course our main project is Vittangi, which is a mine to battery project here in north Sweden, which is drawing very close. But do not forget we are exposing ourselves to many other parts of the market as well that is growing in electrification. The growth rates may change a little up and down, but overall is still growing really strongly. Just a reminder that your company, if you’re a shareholder, is not just about a single project, it's created a lot of value that’s probably on the verge of coming out in various ways.”
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