# The US Inches Toward Building EV Batteries at Home

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-us-inches-toward-building-ev-batteries-at-home/
- Published: 2022-01-19T09:00:33-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Design56 / Getty Images. Article by Gregory Barber. Wired – January 18, 2022. In an effort to reduce dependency on hard-to-source cobalt and Chinese manufacturing, US makers are finally getting into the cathode business. The history of battery science is filled with short circuits, explosions—and, occasionally, tales of redemption. One of these is the story of the lithium-iron-phosphate battery. […] Click here to view original web page at www.wired.com