Recharge by Battery Materials Review

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The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.

Recharge by Battery Materials Review episodes:

August 18, 2025Recharge Aug 25 (Lithium, China, US, MP/DoD, EVs)
In August 2025's Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss some of the recent key talking points in the battery industry, including:
The China lithium shutdowns, their impact on the industry and outlook
Development on US tariffs and anti-dumping duties in the battery supply chain, with a particular focus on graphite and anode materials
The MP Materials/DoD deal and potential impacts on the battery chain
What do price floors mean for materials markets and projects?
EV sales update and discussion
Discussion on commercial vehicle sales
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50min
June 20, 2025Recharge June 25 (IRA repeal, US planning, High Manganese, Lithium, BESS)
In June 2025's Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss some of the month's key talking points in the battery industry, including:
The current state of US/China trade war, the impact of the IRA repeal on the sector and the uncertain investment environment
Changes to the US raw material planning structure - is it enough to attract investment to the sector?
Exciting sounding announcements from Ford & GM around high manganese batteries but where will the raw materials come from?
Thoughts on lithium prices, how Chinese lepidolite costs are misunderstood by the market and the issue that it's not just China adding supply
Social leasing as a driver of EV sales and Tesla's seeming loss of market share
Why BMR's BESS forecast is so bullish and the impact of changing ESS tech and scale
...more
36min
April 22, 2025Recharge April 25 (Tariffs, RMs, Korea, ESS, battery swapping)
In April 2025's Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss some of the month's key talking points in the battery industry, including:
Geopolitics and the impact of tariffs on the industry including around exemption of battery RMs from reciprocal tariffs; EVs and ESS impact; and could this actually be a positive in the end?
The US Executive Order on Raw Materials - is it enough?
The EU's strategic raw materials projects - does the EU "get it"?
Cormac's postcard from Korea
BYD and 1MW charging - how viable is it outside China?
Mass market EV demand in Europe
Changes to China's ESS mandate and its likely impact
Will battery swapping go the way of the dinosaur in the passenger vehicle market?
...more
43min
March 18, 2025Recharge Mar25 (EVs, Battery delays, tariffs, BESS, cobalt)
In our March 2025 Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss some of the month's key talking point in the battery industry, including:
EV sales - moving parts, drivers, future trends, the growth of EREVs, BYD vs Tesla
Battery project delays and cancellations in the US and Europe and where that leaves the industry. What do battery developers need to do to survive?
The impact of geopolitics and tariffs on the battery sector, the DLE tech ban and the impact on the wider autos industry in North America
China update and the impact of US Dept of Homeland Security looking to restrict procurement from six Chinese battery makers
The changing investment environment for the industry
BESS installation growth; new techs and innovation
DRC cobalt export ban and thoughts on prices
...more
43min
February 18, 2025Recharge Feb25 (Tariffs, Korean cellmakers, China, Trump 2.0, BESS)
For our February 2025 Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss some of the key talking point in the industry, including:
The likely effect of tariffs on all parts of the cell supply chain
Korean cathode and cell maker results and current positioning
China's current trade issues with Europe, US and what that might mean
Trump 2.0 and what that means for the US investment environment
BESS - the evolution of technology and the world's biggest?
EV technology developments
...more
29min
January 21, 2025 Recharge Jan25 (MENA, Outlook, Battery prices, EVs, lithium, Geopolitics)
Welcome to 2025 for all our listeners! In this month's Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) kick off the year by discussing:
- The emergence of MENA into the battery value chain
- 2024 review and 2025 outlook
- Battery pricing trends
- The emergence of a two-tier Energy Transition
- 2025 EV sales forecasts
- The decreasing importance of the equity market in funding
- Lithium cost curves and DLE
- Niche materials (HPM, graphite) in 2025
- Trade issues
...more
45min
November 19, 2024Recharge Nov24 (US elections, China EVs, Q3 results, China trip, battery industry)
In November's Recharge podcast, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) compare notes on their recent travels and talk about some of the key aspects of the industry, including:
The US elections and their impact on the battery value chain
China's evolution in PHEVs and EREVs
Q3 results from cellmakers, cathode producers and miners
Takeaways from Matt's and Cormac's trips to China
Thoughts on development of the battery industry
...more
34min
October 21, 2024Recharge Oct24 (China stimulus, ESS, AAM, EU strategy, EREVs, Lithium)
Join us for October's Recharge, where co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss and analyse some of the key news and developments from the battery value chain, including:
China's stimulus and its likely impact on the battery value chain
Recent developments in China ESS systems
Geopolitics, tariffs and their impact on battery products
Anode materials financings and sector development
The EU and its mixed messaging around the battery value chain
The risks to the growth of LFP in the Western World
EREVs as a core technology for the EV industry
Thoughts on the lithium market
...more
38min
October 15, 2024 RECHARGE Industry (1): Epsilon Advanced Materials
In this inaugural edition of RECHARGE: The Industry we talk with Vikram Handa, Managing Director of Epsilon Advanced Materials, about his company's development plans in anode materials on three continents, how its process differs from others, the emergence of battery demand in India and how EAM's products stack up against Chinese AAM.
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40min
September 17, 2024Recharge Sep24 (China records, autos strategy, Lithium, small battery startups)
In September's Recharge, co-presenters Matt Fernley (Battery Materials Review) and Cormac O'Laoire (Electrios Energy) discuss and analyse some of the key news and developments from the battery value chain, including:
Nickel and whether it's heading back to balance
Chinese records on cell and EV production
PHEVs/EREVs and auto manufacturers' strategy and profitability
Global EV sales update
The cautionary tale of small-scale battery start ups
Is silver the new battery material?
Lithium and the impact of the CATL lepidolite shutdown
...more
40min

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