Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.
A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.
The shift to cleaner power needs resources from China. An export ban just cut off some supplies.
Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.
Kazakhstan’s bounty has enriched the country and grabbed the attention of entrepreneurs scrambling to control the ingredients needed to fight climate change.
The site, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China.
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.
A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.