US President-elect Donald Trump dons a coal miner's helmet during a rally in West Virginia during his 2016 campaign for president. The coal industry would like to see changes to domestic energy policy during the second Trump presidency. Source: The Washington Post via Getty Images. The US coal sector is optimistic that incoming President Donald Trump will roll back regulations ...
READWorkers assemble cars on the line at Tesla's factory in Fremont, Calif. The automaker has tried to reduce the amount of cobalt needed in its batteries. Source: David Butow/Corbis News via Getty Images. Automakers are deploying alternative battery chemistries to avert supply disruption as rising demand for electric vehicles taxes the world's capacity to mine the minerals critica...
READ➤ Electric vehicle growth is expected to generate economic activity even in politically conservative parts of the U.S. ➤ Refining capacity for battery materials, such as lithium and rare earths, presents a major obstacle to a more domestic supply chain for EVs. ➤ It could be difficult to create a net-zero emissions economy without developing critical minerals supply in the U.S....
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