If the U.S. is to compete in next generation vehicles, it needs to produce electric vehicles — and also recycle their spent batteries.
The world's carmakers are maneuvering toward an electric future, but China’s grip on the precious minerals vital to the new vehicles may spark another revolution: a race to retrieve and recycle batteries.
General Motors announced in January that it plans a major switch to electric vehicles, in a bid to compete with Tesla, the world’s most valuable car company, as well as Nio, a Chinese EV startup whose stock market value is now equal to GM. All want the best technology to persuade consume
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