
Mitra Chem's Vivas Kumar: "Building a US battery champion"
The Times Tech Podcast
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Batteries Are the Heart of the Race for Dominance
This week, we're talking batteries. China controls lithium ion battery production to an astounding degree. Mitra Kim is developing some key battery components and iron cathodes as a first step in this grand plan. They reckon they could be the first American battery champion amid this broader race for dominance with China. It's just a really interesting kind of snapshot in time as we move toward the electrification of everything.
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