“This is what getting serious about competing with China, developing a robust domestic electric vehicle supply chain, and leading the world in clean transportation technology looks like,” Zero Emission Transportation Association Executive Director Joe Britton said in a statement.Īmong the projects that will receive funding, DOE said: EV sales are growing quickly, and the Biden administration has taken steps to develop a domestic battery supply chain. “Producing advanced batteries and components here at home will accelerate the transition,” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said.Īccording to DOE, almost all lithium, graphite, battery-grade nickel and other materials are "produced abroad, and China controls the supply chains.”Įlectrification advocates said the funding represents a real commitment from the federal government to securing domestic supply chains.
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