j.b. straubel, also the cofounder of tesla.what this partnership means for's ford -- ford 's ev production. >>>> it is a great announcement for us and ford. we were founded to create the circular supply chain and create the technologies and processes in order to recycle batteries, but also remanufacture them. keeping materials in country in north america, where they were initially purchased. and finding ways to introduce them directly into the battery supply chain. for ford, we are aiming to do exactly that. it really supports the same mission we started the company with. for them, it is a way to reduce the environmental impacts of the batteries it will make on day one and the vehicles, as well. it also assures a good solution for end-of-life where they try to come off of the road. on top of all of that, recycling them and covering the materials to reduce the need for new mining, or reduce the need for imported critical raw materials. emily: does it mean we can eliminate our reliance on lithium from countries like africa and ch