The Eye: Tesla’s purchase of SiILion confirmed

Welcome to The Eye, a BizWest column featuring the latest scuttlebutt around the region. This feature will be published whenever The Eye spies things of interest to our readers. Have an idea for The Eye? Email news@bizwest.com.
LOUISVILLE — Rumors have circulated for some time that Tesla Inc. might have acquired local battery startup SiILion Inc., but neither Tesla nor SiILion would confirm the rumors.

But The Eye has spied several governmental filings that indicate that a purchase did indeed occur.
First, Electrive.com, a news service for the electric-mobility industry, reported that a recent filing with…
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