Tesla officially began construction of their Lithium Refining Facility near Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 8th May 2023. It's expected to begin commissioning at the end of 2023, ramping up to 60 GWh/year capacity, producing enough battery material to build roughly 1 million electric vehicles by 2025, and making them the largest processor in North America.

Naturally the sustainable energy transition will actually end up costing less than continuing on the current path of fossil fuel investment and subsidies ($10 Trillion vs. $14 Trillion), and the grid will require about half the total generation (82 PetaWatt-hours / yr compared to 165 PetaWatt-hours / yr) due to the vastly greater efficiency of renewables.