National Security Expert: Biden Program Shifting US to Electric Vehicles Depends on China’s Response

National Security Expert: Biden Program Shifting US to Electric Vehicles Depends on China’s Response
An electric vehicle charging station in Washington on April 22, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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President Joe Biden wants half of all new cars and trucks sold by 2030 in the United States to be electric vehicles (EV), but the success of the program depends mainly on China, according to a national security expert.

“Unless the United States and its allies control more of the battery supply chain, the Biden administration’s ability to move towards its EV goals—and, for that matter, U.S. automakers’ ability to reach their EV goals, which are all pretty ambitious—will mean more dependence on China,” former White House deputy national security adviser for strategy Nadia Schadlow told The Epoch Times on Aug. 10.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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