What is a lithium-based battery blueprint?

This document outlines a U.S. lithium-based battery blueprint, developed by the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB), to guide investments in the domestic lithium-battery manufacturing value chain that will bring equitable clean-energy manufacturing jobs to America.

Should lithium-based batteries be a domestic supply chain?

Establishing a domestic supply chain for lithium-based batteries requires a national commitment to both solving breakthrough scientific challenges for new materials and developing a manufacturing base that meets the demands of the growing electric vehicle (EV) and electrical grid storage markets.

What is the current lithium-battery supply chain?

FIGURE 5 outlines the current lithium-battery supply chain, from raw materials production to end-of-life recycling. For each stage of the supply chain, FCAB proposes key actions that can be taken to strengthen and bolster domestic performance while providing equitable clean-energy manufacturing jobs.

What is the future of lithium batteries?

The elimination of critical minerals (such as cobalt and nickel) from lithium batteries, and new processes that decrease the cost of battery materials such as cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes, are key enablers of future growth in the materials-processing industry.

How will the lithium-battery market grow in the next decade?

The worldwide lithium-battery market is expected to grow by a factor of 5 to 10 in the next decade.2 The U.S. industrial base must be positioned to respond to this vast increase in market demand that otherwise will likely benefit well-resourced and supported competitors in Asia and Europe.

What is the global capacity of EV lithium-ion cell manufacturing?

Of the 747 GWh of global EV lithium-ion cell manufacturing in 2020 (FIGURE 3), the U.S. capacity is approximately 8% (about 59 GWh).17 Global cell manufacturing for EVs is anticipated to grow to 2,492 GWh by 2025 with U.S. capacity expected to grow to 224 GWh.