Building EV battery supply chain in Canada (N.America) - Electric Autonomy Canada and DoE events

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Electric Autonomy Canada is organizing a series of events with expert panelists to bring attention to EV batteries and its supply chain.
Right now, the majority of the battery supply chain is in Asia (Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sanyo, etc.) and pack building also happens mostly in Asia and this poses a lot of geopolitical issues.
The Govt of Canada and the US. Govt's are invested in bringing some of the supply chain back here. For those interested, please register for the following events:

EV Battery Supply Chain Webinar Series | Electric Autonomy Canada

Join us as we host discussions with leaders from the battery and automotive sectors on Canada's potential to build an EV battery supply chain

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The first event occurred this past week and can be watched here:

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES ACTIONS TO BOLSTER DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN OF ADVANCED BATTERIES​

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new immediate policy actions to scale up a domestic manufacturing supply chain for advanced battery materials and technologies. These efforts follow the 100-Day review of advanced batteries—directed by President Biden’s Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains—which assesses vulnerabilities and opportunities in the current and forecasted battery supply chain landscape, and identifies policy recommendations to address them. Together, these actions will position the U.S. to lead an emerging global market, secure the nation’s long-term economic competitiveness, and create good-paying jobs for American workers, while supporting the Biden Administration’s bold decarbonization goals.

Releasing a national blueprint to develop a domestic advanced battery supply chain—The Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB) today released the “National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries 2021-2030” which codifies the findings of DOE’s battery supply chain assessment, and details how strategic and immediate federal investments will position the U.S. to lead an emerging global market. The blueprint lays out five critical goals and key actions to guide federal agency collaboration to secure the nation’s long-term economic competitiveness and create good-paying jobs for American workers, while supporting the Biden Administration’s decarbonization goals. In addition to DOE, FCAB is led by the Departments of Defense, Commerce, and State and includes many organizations across the federal government.

• On Monday, June 14, at 10:00am ET, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will host a virtual conversation with members of the lithium battery industry to discuss the new strategy. Click HERE to register
  
  In addition to DOE’s 100-Day Review on advanced batteries, the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Health and Human Services also today announced actions to spur domestic supply chains in the other three critical sectors outlined in the President’s Executive Order: semiconductors, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals. Click here to view the White House fact sheet with the full list of immediate and recommended actions​

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

For those who missed the live event, you could make use of the recorded video here:

Top scientists point to merits of a national centre for battery R&D, second-life research

In the second of our EV battery supply chain series, experts took deep dives into technology, centralizing research and post-vehicle use

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