The battery supply chain is complex and it's kind of the Wild West right now. I'm confident we will electrify everything. Every passenger vehicle, every truck, every boat I think trains, all going to electrify. We're even having to invent efficient low-cost packaging for your old Nissan Leaf battery back from maybe an auto-dismatler or a wrecking yard.
Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we’re going to need a lot more batteries. And while companies like JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials are building capacity for recycling, for now that means a lot more mining. How do we build a battery supply chain that meets demand and reduces harm?
This episode is underwritten by ClimateWorks.
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