Aligning lithium metal battery research and development across academia and industry

This commentary is drawn from conversations at a recent lithium metal battery workshop (February 2023) , which was jointly organized by University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA) . MBRDNA was also the main sponsor for the workshop with additional support from the Battery500 Consortium, which is funded by the US Department of Energy Office of Vehicle Technologies. R.M. acknowledges the support from Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America to participate in the workshop. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (S.K.) acknowledges sponsorship by the US DOE, Vehicle Technologies Office's Advanced Battery Materials Research Program. The authors also acknowledge the following organizations that participated in the workshop: Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Penn State University, University of Houston, Albemarle Corp, Applied Materials, Cuberg, Factorial Energy, LG Energy Solutions, Livent, Lyten, Our Next Energy, Polyplus, Pure Lithium Corp, QuantumScape, SES AI Corp, Sion Power, Temasek, and Wildcat Discovery.