Lyten Motorsports and INDYCAR Experience have been collaborating on testing material designs for over two years.
Lyten, a metamaterials applications company and innovator in 3D graphene, has officially launched its new business unit, Lyten Motorsports. The division aims to apply Lyten’s materials science innovations to the field of racing components. Lyten Motorsports will kick off with a partnership with INDYCAR Experience, a company with 25 years of experience supplying global racing circuits.
Lyten’s 3D graphene is a foundational carbon-based material that can be custom-designed to meet the specific needs of high-performance applications, influencing key properties such as strength, weight, electrical conductivity, and permeability. Lyten is already leveraging its 3D graphene platform to develop lithium-sulfur batteries with energy densities approaching twice that of lithium-ion batteries, while reducing the use of mined minerals by 85% (including completely eliminating nickel, cobalt, and graphite). Lyten is using the material’s advantages in strength, weight, and conductivity to design and manufacture components that further push the limits of the strength-to-weight ratio in motorsports.
“Materials science is creating a future that’s lighter, stronger, safer, and with less impact on the planet,” said Dan Cook, co-founder and CEO of Lyten. “Motorsports are at the pinnacle of materials innovation, where small improvements can make a significant difference in speed and safety. The advent of carbon fiber revolutionized the sport, and we believe Lyten’s 3D graphene can be the next materials revolution in motorsports.”
Lyten will continue material research and development at its Silicon Valley headquarters and has opened a design and manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana (co-located with INDYCAR Experience’s headquarters) focused on racing components. Lyten Motorsports is currently using Lyten’s proprietary filaments and adhesives to manufacture 3D-printed parts and is rapidly expanding into autoclave manufacturing to meet market demand. The division will also further enhance the performance of carbon fiber components and identify which metal components can be converted into lighter, lower-cost composite parts. Lyten Motorsports plans to develop components for a wide range of U.S. and global racing series.
Lyten has been testing new material designs on INDYCAR Experience’s two-seat INDYCAR race cars for more than two years and will continue to use this platform to accelerate component development. The Lyten-sponsored INDYCAR Experience two-seat race car will remain active throughout this year’s racing season, including the Indianapolis 500.
“Motorsports is a high-growth, technology-driven industry where the primary challenge is pushing the limits of known materials. There is a huge market demand for the next materials innovation, and Lyten, with its 3D graphene platform, is positioned to deliver it,” said Scott Jasek, CEO of INDYCAR Experience. “I’m excited to use our base in Indianapolis to scale up U.S. racing component manufacturing and bring with it technology-focused jobs.”
Lyten is a private company that has raised over $425 million in equity investments from investors including Stellantis, FedEx, Honeywell, Nokia, Prime Movers Lab, the European Investment Fund, and the Luxembourg Future Fund. Its products span lithium-sulfur batteries, composites, concrete, and sensors, all built on Lyten’s 3D graphene metamaterials platform.
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