

energy policy is driving and the policies needed to meet it.

There is an alarming disconnect between the mineral demand that U.S. And the issue is not a lack of resources - it’s policy. President Biden has set lofty goals for EV deployment over the next decade, but the domestic mineral supply chain required for such an effort doesn’t exist. And while China has made mining and mineral processing a foundational piece of its energy policy, the U.S. is far ahead, thanks to startling control of the EV supply chain, particularly the production and processing of minerals that make lithium-ion batteries possible. Rather, we’re being lapped.Ĭhina - not the U.S. carmakers are rolling out new EV models by the week - and announcing huge investments in battery manufacturing facilities - the United States is not leading the electrification race. The auto manufacturing of tomorrow is now up for grabs. The industry is rapidly transforming and the stakes are enormous.

Global carmakers plan to spend more than half a trillion dollars on the electric vehicle (EV) revolution in the next few years.
