These Startups Are Reconfiguring the Lithium-ion Battery. Their Aim Is to Beat China.
August 30, 2021
By Steve LeVine
Dan Blondal, CEO of Vancouver battery company Nano One Materials, doesn’t look or sound like the type to throw around threats, but when it comes to China, it’s another matter. Blondal has declared a North American commercial war on Beijing and its control of the lithium-ion battery supply chain on which the U.S. and Canada rely.