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The electric car Battery Belt is reshaping America’s heartland
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The electric car Battery Belt is reshaping America’s heartland

The U.S. has shifted EV incentives from consumers to manufacturers.

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Ford raises prices of F-150 Lightning electric truck
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Ford raises prices of F-150 Lightning electric truck

Demand for electric vehicles has been far stronger than the supply of battery materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt.
Politics
Biden administration drafting order to invoke Defense Production Act for green energy storage technology
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Biden administration drafting order to invoke Defense Production Act for green energy storage technology

A draft of the executive order obtained by The Intercept would use the Defense Production Act to ramp up mineral production for electric car batteries.
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Toyota will spend $1.3 billion on a N.C. electric car battery plant
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Toyota will spend $1.3 billion on a N.C. electric car battery plant

The plant, which will employ 1,750 people, will be located outside of Greensboro.
Politics
electric car batteries tariffs
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UK carmakers have three years to source local electric car batteries

UK carmakers face a three-year scramble to source electric car batteries locally or from the EU to avoid tariffs on exports following the Brexit free trade deal, according to industry analysts.

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The price of electric car batteries has dropped 89% in 10 years

The price of electric car batteries has dropped 89% in 10 years

In just a few more years, it will be easy and cheap for automakers to build mass-market electric vehicles.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

Rare earth mining toxic pollution

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

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Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

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Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system