Defense Production Act to expedite battery metals in U.S. March 25, 2022
“Biden is preparing to invoke the Defense Production Act to expedite production of batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics and renewable energy storage.”
“President Joe Biden and U.S. lawmakers are ramping up their efforts to mine, manufacture and process more battery materials at home …”
“‘The time is now to grow, support, and encourage investment in the domestic production of graphite, manganese, cobalt, lithium, nickel, and other critical minerals to ensure we support our national security, and to fulfill our need for lithium-ion batteries — both for consumers and for the Department of Defense,’ wrote Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Joe Manchin,D-W.Va.; Jim Risch, R-Idaho; and Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a letter to the president last week.”
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/25/critical-minerals-biden-lithium-oregon/