February 25, 2021
WHITE HOUSE: What Biden’s battery order means for EVs, DOE
A sweeping Biden executive order yesterday is fueling debate about whether a U.S.-based electric vehicle supply chain can be jump-started affordably by the federal government without damaging the environment. The plan signed by President Biden yesterday calls for a review of the state of domestic supplies of batteries, key battery minerals and semiconductors used in electric cars — along with the “rare earth” minerals used in wind turbines and, potentially, other materials used in clean energy.
