The biggest names in the auto industry are racing to build battery plants in the United States. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has listed 13 new battery plant projects that are scheduled to be completed within the next five years. These 13 new battery facilities will be the backbone of the EV revolution. In August, President Biden signed an executive order that set a target to make 50 percent of all new vehicles sold in the United States in 2030 zero-emission vehicles—and ironically garnering the support of some of the biggest names in auto. And now, there is a new push to build a slew of battery plants in the United States. In America, Joe Biden said back in August, “The future of the auto industry is electric,” adding the point that those vehicles will be made in America. To that end, the Department of Energy’s Vehicle […]