Boosting US Lithium Supplies
March 29, 2022
As US electric-vehicle manufacturers work to increase their output, the nation is seeing a boost in efforts to domestically mine and process lithium, a critical ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power EVs, the AP reports. Boosting lithium supplies is among a comprehensive set of steps that John D. Graham, Keith B. Belton, and Suri Xia recommend in Issues to bolster the US electric-vehicle industry. Some of the proposed actions might not be “typical of a country that cherishes free-market capitalism,” they write, but there might be “no choice” if the United States is to catch China in this market.