- EV batteries - Military - drone ## Department of War drafts EV battery factory into military drone duty with $75M grant As if to prove that there may not be money for universal childcare or nationalized healthcare but there is ALWAYS more money for war, the US Department of War has awarded Amprius a $75 million grant to convert a civilian EV battery production line to churn out high-energy-density batteries for military drones. When California-based battery developer Amprius Technologies received a $15 million order for its innovative lithium-ion cells from an anonymous customer back in…