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The Best Hope for Electric Cars Could Be the GOP Districts Where They’re Made

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Dozens of used electric-vehicle batteries were stacked like cordwood on pallets in a warehouse-style building about 30 miles east of Reno, Nevada, when I visited the site last week. The batteries were bound for an assembly line that would begin the chemical process of recycling up to 95 percent of the lithium, cobalt, and nickel they contain. Eventually, after treatment in two more buildings on the site, the metals will become a high-value, fine black powder called cathode active material that is shipped in vacuum-sealed containers to Toyota and Panasonic…

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California Politician Says State Should Imitate China, Europe, Not Texas, on Electric Vehicle Mandates 

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California’s electric vehicle mandate should align with Europe and China rather than other states such as Texas and Mississippi, a member of California’s air quality board said as it recently voted to ban the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered cars and light trucks by 2035.   What California does to require residents to purchase electric vehicles ought to line up with the “world market” rather than Texas, Mississippi, and their “ilk,” Hector De La Torre, a former state legislator appointed to the California Air Resources Board by the State Assembly,…

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New Senate bill instructs agencies to find creative ways to recycle electric car batteries

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Biden’s push for electric vehicles includes tax credit favoring union factories over non-union plant

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President Biden’s alliance with labor unions was on display on Wednesday with a proposal favoring union shops in his push for electric vehicles, snubbing Tesla and other nonunion plants while promoting his infrastructure programs and offering extra federal subsidies only for cars assembled at union factories. Speaking on the floor … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Miners push for U.S. Congress to vote on electric vehicle supply chain bills – Reuters

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Miners push for U.S. Congress to vote on electric vehicle supply chain bills  Reuters Mining executives eager to speed U.S. production of lithium and other metals for the burgeoning electric vehicle industry are frustrated that the U.S. Congress … “us congress” – Google News

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