{"id":259712,"date":"2021-05-26T22:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-may-import-materials-for-electric-vehicles-report\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T22:22:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:22:13","slug":"biden-may-import-materials-for-electric-vehicles-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-may-import-materials-for-electric-vehicles-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden may import materials for electric vehicles: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Biden may import materials for electric vehicles: report<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Biden administration is considering a plan to import the bulk of the materials needed to build electric vehicles and the batteries that power them instead of mining them domestically \u2014 a nod to environmental groups that make up a key part of the Democratic constituency, according\u00a0to a report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plan under consideration\u00a0would entail buying the materials from overseas markets and allow US manufacturers to assemble them into batteries or electric vehicles in an effort to create American jobs but still remain in the good graces of environmental groups, Reuters reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The plan would allow the US to reduce its dependence on China for the materials, the report said\u200b, but would be a blow to US\u00a0miners. \u200b<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that hard to dig a hole,\u201d \u200ban administration source told\u00a0Reuters. \u201cWhat\u2019s hard is getting that stuff out and getting it to processing facilities. That\u2019s what the U.S. government is focused on.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Biden administration\u2019s plan is focused on creating jobs and keeping environmental groups happ<\/a>y.<\/figcaption>
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The Biden administration\u2019s approach differs substantially from that of former President Donald Trump, who preferred boosting the ability of domestic\u00a0mines to extract the materials\u200b by\u200b\u00a0streamlining some environmental procedures.<\/p>\n

The \u201cfederal strategy lays out a blueprint for America to once again be a leader in the critical minerals sector,\u201d \u200bthen-\u200b\u200bInterior\u00a0Secretary David Bernhardt\u200b <\/a>said in a statement in June 2019\u200b.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs with our energy security, the Trump Administration is dedicated to ensuring that we are never held hostage to foreign powers for the natural resources critical to our national security and economic growth. The Department will work expeditiously to implement the President\u2019s strategy from streamlining the permitting process to locating domestic supplies of minerals\u200b,\u201d he continued. \u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

President Biden signed<\/a> an order in February directing federal agencies to look for vulnerabilities in the supply chains for equipment needed in the battle against coronavirus but also for the materials needed to build large capacity batteries for electric vehicles. \u200b<\/p>\n

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A view into the press plant of Volkswagen Sachsen with parts for the electric model, VW ID.3.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWhile the U.S. is a net exporter of electric vehicles, we are not a leader in the supply chain associated with electric battery production. The US could better leverage our sizeable lithium reserves and manufacturing know-how to expand domestic battery production,\u201d the order said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The US Commerce Department is putting together a conference next month to attract more electric vehicle manufacturing to the US as part of the administration\u2019s commitment to boost the domestic electric vehicle market with tax credits in the proposed infrastructure package.<\/p>\n

Under the Biden administration\u2019s approach, the US would rely on Canada, Australia and Brazil to produce the majority of the raw materials while\u00a0American businesses would ramp up competition to turn those materials into computer chips and batteries, Reuters reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nailing down the supply chain for these materials doesn\u2019t require the US to be their primary producer, the report said, citing a source.<\/p>\n

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The body shop where an electric Volkswagen model is being assembled.<\/figcaption>
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According to figures from the World Bank<\/a>, the US imports of minerals in 2018 relied mainly on Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil and South America.\u200b<\/p>\n

But labor leaders, many of whom support Democratic candidates, said they don\u2019t want their workers left out of a lucrative job market.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s let Americans extract these minerals from the earth,\u201d Aaron Butler of United Association Local 469 union, which does work for Rio Tinto Ltd\u2019s proposed\u00a0copper mine project in Arizona and endorsed Biden in the election, told Reuters. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese are good-paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unionized labor skills like electrical and concrete work can help build the processing plants for the minerals, the report said.<\/p>\n

The Biden White House fears that environmentalists and some Democratic lawmakers would place hurdles on domestic mines to produce these materials and endanger the future market for electric vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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An employee of the electric car manufacturer e.Go works in the workshop on vehicle production. <\/figcaption>
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\u201cIt rings hollow when I hear everyone use this as a national defense argument, that we have to build new mines to have a greener economy,\u201d Rep.\u00a0 Betty McCollum (D-Minn), who has introduced legislation that would block a copper mine on federal lands in Minnesota, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

But critics of the plan argue that the administration will be unable to fully realize the market for electric vehicles without help from US mines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese \u2018not-in-my-backyard\u2019 extremists have made clear they want to lock up our land and prevent the mining of minerals,\u201d Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said at a House hearing earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Rich Nolan, the president of the National Mining Association<\/a>, said the administration must view the country\u2019s mines as a partner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. took a positive step in this direction when the U.S. Dept. of Energy recently launched the Division of Minerals Sustainability. But if we want to seriously compete in the global EV market, the U.S. must give mining and the mineral supply chain the attention they deserve. We have the tools to win this race, but only if we make smart policy decisions today to help U.S. manufacturing better compete in the future\u200b,\u201d Nolan said in a statement in March.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a critic of the importing plan, said internal mining resources should be used before importing.<\/figcaption>
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The administration\u2019s initiative would hurt smaller mines but larger companies that operate mines in other countries could benefit. \u200b<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can no longer push the production of the products we want to places we cannot see and to people we will never meet,\u201d Mckinsey Lyon of Perpetua Resources Corp., which is seeking to develop Idaho\u2019s Stibnite mine to produce gold and antimony used to make EV battery alloys, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

In April, the US government became the largest shareholder in TechMet, a mining investment firm that controls a Brazilian nickel project, a tungsten mine in Rwanda and is a major investor in a Canadian battery recycler, the report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Washington is also ramping up research funds for Canadian cobalt projects and a rare earth project in Malawi, among others.\u00a0\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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