In August's Recharge, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss all the month's key developments in batteries and battery materials.

Key issues under discussion include: the recent Western OEM investments and JVs with Chinese EV makers, lithium investment trends, Chinese lithium futures and the current trend in prices, cell manufacturing overcapacity in China and its likely effects, and silicon carbide, a key electrification enabler.