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Hi everybody,

everybody,

welcome to Shift, a podcast about mobility. I'm Pete Bigelow, your host. Today, I'm beyond

excited to be joined by Selina Mika Weichke, Chief Battery Technology Officer at Bay Area

startup, Lighten. I'm hard-pressed to think of

anyone in the auto industry or maybe any industry who possesses the knowledge and

expertise around batteries that Salina Holtz. She was among the pioneers in the earliest days at Tesla and

Panasonic. Before that, she was among the very first to investigate battery fires back in the day

when batteries were primarily used in consumer electronic products.

Whether it's evaluating the performance of a particular chemistry or weighing potential safety hazards

or figuring out the best way to manufacture millions of cells.

Selina knows just how arduous the challenge has been thus far

and how massive it remains ahead in a widespread transition to electric vehicles.

I'm going to cut right to the chase today. a widespread transition to electric vehicles.

I'm going to cut right to the chase today. Without further ado, I'm pleased to bring you

this conversation with Lighten Battery Chief

Selina Mika Waichik.

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