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#066 World-Changing Potential of Next-Gen Batteries with Eli Dourado and Ethan Loosbrock (Ouros Energy)

Jul 11, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Future of Batteries

2min

The Importance of Batteries

5min

The Importance of Energy Density in Batteries

3min

How to Store Lithium Ions in a Battery

2min

The Challenges of Lithium Ion Batteries

2min

The Potential of Mining and Acquiring Minerals in Battery Manufacturing

6min

The Future of Batteries

3min

Ethan's Story: How He Devoted His Life to the Battery Industry

4min

10.

The Power of Writing

2min

11.

The Scary History of Battery Technology

2min

12.

The Importance of Scaling Battery Production

3min

13.

The Future of Batteries

2min

14.

The US Response to a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

2min

15.

The Importance of Supply Chain Risks in the Battery Industry

2min

16.

The Future of Batteries

2min

17.

How to Accelerate the Development of Commercial Propulsion Systems

2min

18.

Where's My Flying Car

4min

Links:

Center for Growth and Opportunity

Where’s my Flying Car by J. Storrs Hall

Episode #32 of Smart Friends: book recap of Where’s My Flying Car?

Episode #34 of Smart Friends w/ J. Storrs Hall

Episode #58 of Smart Friends w/ Brett Kugelmass

Timestamps:

(00:04:09) Eli Dourado & Ethan Loosbrock’s backgrounds

(00:05:53) Impact of Next-Gen Batteries on the future: Flying Cars, EVTOL Jets, Electric Vehicles, AR Contact Lenses, Off-Grid Power, and more.

(00:10:51) Lithium-Ion Battery’s role in sustainable energy

(00:11:52) Higher Energy density is the key metric for battery quality

(00:27:18) Why Ethan Loosbrock devoted his life to battery technology

(00:30:55) How Ethan Loosbrock and Eli Dourado met and worked together

(00:33:32) What needs to happen to change the world through batteries

(00:43:02) Starting Ouros Energy, the Standard Oil of Batteries

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