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Prediction Didn’t hold up
Jaffe: Battery industry will nearly double every year for 5–6 years
“The industry is literally increasing by almost doubling every year. And we'll continue to do that for the next five or six years and doubling off of a huge base now.”
Sam Jaffe Jul 21, 2022 ▶ 50:23 Seeking the holy grail of batteries
Prediction Didn’t hold up
US domestic battery manufacturing will reach 200 GWh by 2025
“And at that point, we're going to have the LG GM Ultium joint venture making over a hundred gigawatt hours of batteries throughout this country. LG Stellantis will be making 35 gigawatt hours. Stellantis Samsung STI will be making another 30. And then Ford wil…”
Sam Jaffe Dec 7, 2023 ▶ 32:38 Update: What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
Prediction Didn’t hold up
US battery manufacturing will reach roughly 200 gigawatt-hours by 2025
“And at that point, we're going to have the LG GM Ultium joint venture making over a hundred gigawatt hours of batteries throughout this country. LG Stellantis will be making 35 gigawatt hours. Stellantis Samsung STI will be making another 30. And then Ford wil…”
Sam Jaffe Apr 6, 2023 ▶ 17:52 What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
Prediction Held up
Jaffe: Most EVs Sold Through Early 2025 Will Remain Luxury Vehicles
“Over the next 12 to 24 months, we're still going to be living in a world where most electric vehicles sold are luxury or near luxury vehicles.”
Sam Jaffe Apr 6, 2023 ▶ 16:33 What the new Treasury rules mean for EV supply chains
Prediction Held up
Jaffe: EVs will hit about 6% of new US sales by 2024
“We think that we're going to get to about six percent by 2024, six percent of new cars sold will be EVs.”
Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 38:51 Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for EVs and batteries?
Prediction Held up
Jaffe: California and Texas to Capture Majority of New US Storage
“And of course, California and Texas are getting the lion's share of these, of what's going to be installed over the next two years.”
Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 29:18 Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for EVs and batteries?
Prediction Held up
Jaffe: US Energy Storage Capacity Will Double in 2023 Alone
“Essentially what we're expecting to see next year now is a doubling of the entire installed capacity Of US energy storage in twenty-twenty-three alone. In other words, everything that's been built and installed in the US is about to double in what's installed …”
Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 28:25 Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for EVs and batteries?
Prediction Held up
Jaffe: Treasury will likely apply EV battery 50% value rule in aggregate
“The, a good assumption to make is that it's, everything's going to be put into a bucket, 50% of the overall value of that battery has to be satisfied, but they haven't specifically said that yet.”
Sam Jaffe Sep 29, 2022 ▶ 9:39 Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for EVs and batteries?
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