The Minerals Manhattan Podcast
The Manhattan Project helped the US defeat the Nazis. Project Apollo put a person on the moon and hastened the defeat of the Soviet Union. Western supply chains are more vulnerable to China every day. It raises the question: Does the US want to stay a Superpower? Welcome to the Minerals Manhattan Podcast.
The Minerals Manhattan Podcast
The Battery Spiderweb with Vivas Kumar
Join host Emily Hersh and Mitra Chem CEO and Co-Founder Vivas Kumar as they cover topics such as Mitra Chem's core competencies of Speed, Focus and Scale and the changing dynamics between China and the US in the battery industry.
They discuss cathode chemistries and batteries as an energy storage technology, the Inflation Reduction Act, a US Manufacturing Boom and everything electrication and EVs. This culminates in what Emily calls the Battery Spiderweb.
Emily asks Vivas to make a bold prediction for the next 10 years
Vivas Kumar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mitra Chem. He was previously at Tesla as a senior manager responsible for the global battery supply chain, and a Principal at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. He earned a BS in electrical engineering from Rice University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
You can find out more about Vivas Kumar on his LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivaswathkumar/
and his company Mitra Chem
https://www.mitrachem.com/
You can follow our host on twitter @LithiumEmily