This opinion article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday, October 16, 2021. Author Steve Christensen is executive director of the Responsible Battery Coalition.October 16, 2021It is hard to imagine that the retaking of Afghanistan by the Taliban could have serious consequences for the ability of the U.S. to mass produce electric vehicles in the coming years. But it absolutely does.Read more about how a closed loop, sustainable battery recycling systems can help bolster our critical electric vehicle production supply chains by accessing the full opinion article here.