Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
The Build Back Better Act’s marquee provisions have been the focus, but Democrats have swept dozens of obscure measures and special interest breaks into the $1.85 trillion bill.
The Build Back Better Act’s marquee provisions have been the focus, but Democrats have swept dozens of obscure measures and special interest breaks into the $1.85 trillion bill.
Ford’s plans for multi-billion dollar manufacturing sites for electric vehicles has Tennessee and Kentucky singing a different tune on cleaner energy.
The plan finally approved on Friday will address transportation, water, broadband, energy and public safety needs that have been building for years, sometimes decades.
A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t.
President Biden, surrounded by labor and business leaders from the American auto industry, signed an executive order on Thursday setting a national goal to have half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 be electric.
President Biden announces an initiative that aims for half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric. The plan also includes the construction of nationwide charging stations and financial incentives for consumers and carmakers.
President Biden announces an initiative that aims for half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric. The plan also includes the construction of nationwide charging stations and financial incentives for consumers and carmakers.
