US Senate Moves Forward on Plan to Develop Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

US Senate Moves Forward on Plan to Develop Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
Tesla Model S being charged at a car dealership in Shanghai on March 17, 2015. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
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U.S. lawmakers on May 14 moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicing bipartisan support for legislation designed to parry China’s dominance in metals production and battery manufacturing.

The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the American Mineral Security Act, which would help streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium, graphite and other EV minerals.