SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Batteries–South 8 Technologies (South 8), a California-based advanced battery company, today announced the execution of a funding agreement under the PowerForward Battery Manufacturing Grant Program, administered by CALSTART with support from New Energy Nexus (NEX), UC Berkeley Labor Center and funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC). PowerForward is California’s market-accelerating, $67 million grant program designed to attract and retain zero-emission vehicle (ZEV)