Biden to use Defense Production Act to ‘secure’ materials for electric vehicle batteries

U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday he would use the Defense Production Act to secure the “critical materials”—such as lithium, graphite and nickel – that are used to make batteries for electric vehicles and the storage of renewable energy. He said this would end America’s “longtime reliance” on countries like China in this area.

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