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The Advanced Battery Industry on the Day After

Jim Greenberger2024-11-07T16:43:33-05:00

The 2024 general election is mercifully over. Many in the advanced battery, renewable energy and electric vehicle industries are apprehensive about the result to say the least. While some apprehension is warranted, it is important to keep a few of things in mind. First is that advanced batteries and electric vehicles are not the product of government policy. They are the product of fundamental changes in energy and automotive technologies that will continue regardless of political leadership. Government policy cannot affect the existence of this change (though it can affect its pace). Politics will not prevent the adoption of a superior [...]

Battery Day and the North American Lithium-ion Supply Chain

2020-09-25T16:36:57-04:00

Tesla’s Battery Day on September 22 did not disappoint. Whether you came away encouraged (as did many EV enthusiasts) or disappointed (as did the stock market), Elon and the gang provided ample content for the advanced battery community to dissect and debate for the next six months. For me, the most noteworthy content was not the technical detail of where Tesla is going with its battery technology. The move to tabless 4860 cells, more silicon, less cobalt, away from solid state technology (apparently), and the road map to a 56% reduction in battery costs were all very interesting topics, if not [...]