Volt Rush
The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

A good introduction to where all the stuff that goes into an electric car's battery comes from. However, I thought it was too heavy on company & entrepreneur profiles and not enough on technology or the human impact of these supply chains. The last few chapters just felt like puff pieces on certain......more

Great overview of the environmental and social cost of the electric revolution and the need for more minerals for the batteries that lies at the core of it. It should be clear that there are some major trade offs in this transition, and that we should be well aware of our responsibility tied to it,......more

Though electric cars are hailed as the future, Volt Rush is a well-rounded and thought-provoking piece of investigative journalism that exposes the resource scramble unfolding to produce the needed batteries. Read my full review at [URL not allowed]......more

Deeply researched, Volt Rush provides an insightful overview of the supply chain behind today’s green technologies, from the batteries that power our electric cars to the solar panels driving the energy transition, and of the key players in the industry. Unfortunately, these technologies depend on a......more

Wow what an incredibly fascinating read. The book is timely during this move to cleaner energy and a “greener” world. It is both hopeful about the prospect of making a full energy transition while never shying away from the many convoluted and often understated issues with this new revolution. The b......more