The Canadian government matched financial incentives available in the U.S. to attract the investment from Northvolt, a Swedish company.
A network of fast charging stations in the Canadian province could serve as a template for how to make road trips easier for drivers of electric cars.
The project also illustrates how difficult it is to get lithium out of the ground and break China’s dominance in processing the metal and turning it into batteries.
To meet his climate goals, the president must clean up these carbon-spewing vehicles.