The United States battery industry has fallen dangerously behind the global leaders. The main thrust of the U.S. policy response to the battery crisis must be the urgent commercialization of next-generation technologies where the United States can actually enjoy a competitive advantage.
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Table of Contents
- Winning the Battery Race How the United States Can Leapfrog China to Dominate Next-Generation Battery Technologies 1
- Winning the Battery Race How the United States Can Leapfrog China to Dominate Next-Generation Battery Technologies 3
- Contents 5
- Introduction 1 5
- Why Catching Up Is So Hard 2 5
- The Promise of Next-Generation Batteries 5 5
- Global Competition in Battery Innovation 7 5
- Policy Recommendations for the United States 8 5
- About the Authors 13 5
- Notes 15 5
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 17 5
- Introduction 7
- Why Catching Up Is So Hard 8
- Figure 1. U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Investment Is Booming 9
- Figure 2a. China Dominates the Battery Supply Chain 10
- Figure 2b. Overproduction of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells 20222030 10
- The Promise of Next-Generation Batteries 11
- Global Competition in Battery Innovation 13
- Policy Recommendations for the United States 14
- Figure 3. Next-Generation Batteries Are Arriving 14
- Increase RD Funding 16
- Figure 4. China Leads the World in Publicly Available Battery Research 16
- Boost Incentives for Scaling Up Next-Generation Batteries 17
- Utilize Public Procurement 17
- About the Authors 19
- Varun Sivaram 19
- Noah J. Gordon 19
- Daniel Helmeci 19
- Notes 21
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 23
- Sustainability Climate and Geopolitics Program 23
