{"id":1917827,"date":"2023-04-21T23:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T03:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-more-minerals-from-us-and-friendly-nations-needed-amid-electric-vehicle-push\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T23:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T03:20:40","slug":"buttigieg-more-minerals-from-us-and-friendly-nations-needed-amid-electric-vehicle-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-more-minerals-from-us-and-friendly-nations-needed-amid-electric-vehicle-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg: More Minerals From US and Friendly Nations Needed Amid Electric Vehicle Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-more-minerals-from-us-and-friendly-nations-needed-amid-electric-vehicle-push%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0422\/121189f6-67f1-4993-ace3-2c83746b5a71\/audio.mp3?length=3546189&#038;duration=295\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has indicated the United States needs to source more minerals domestically and from friendly nations in order to meet new demands for electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n<p>The supply chain for minerals used in EV batteries is heavily controlled by China. Buttigieg testified during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday that the Biden administration is working to upend China\u2019s dominance in the mineral trade.<\/p>\n<p>During an exchange at the hearing, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) said China controls, \u201ceither directly or indirectly,\u201d more than 62 percent of the critical minerals needed for EV batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA condition we\u2019re working hard to change in this administration,\u201d Buttigieg replied.<\/p>\n<p>Zinke went on to assert that the United States would need to increase its critical mineral mining output by 2000 percent over the course of 20 years to meet the existing demands from the EV industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chemistry of our batteries has not completely stabilized in a way that I think can be fully predicted,\u201d Buttigieg responded before saying, \u201cThere\u2019s no question that we need to source more minerals both domestically and from friendly countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Zinke Says US Becoming More Dependent on China<\/h2>\n<p>During the hearing, Zinke continued to question Buttigieg on how much the Biden administration has considered the U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers as it moves to rapidly increase U.S. adoption of EVs while maintaining energy independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all want cleaner, better, more efficient,\u201d Zinke said. \u201cBut your stated goal and President [Joe] Biden\u2019s stated goal and my stated goal, and certainly President Trump\u2019s is the same, is that we seek energy independence, we seek energy dominance so we\u2019re not held hostage by foreign entities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/08\/05\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-steps-to-drive-american-leadership-forward-on-clean-cars-and-trucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced a goal<\/a> in August of 2021 to have zero-emissions vehicles represent half of all new car sales in the United States by 2030. Some U.S. states, such as California, have set even more ambitious goals on EV adoption by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/more-states-move-toward-banning-gas-powered-vehicles_837277.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislating timelines to end sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zinke asked how the administration is balancing its goals for the widespread adoption of EVs against the issue of energy independence. The lawmaker, who served as Secretary of the Interior under President Donald Trump, specifically asked if the Biden administration has done any assessments of how much mining would be needed and where the United States could find new sources of critical minerals to meet the expanding EV demands.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg said \u201csome of the finer points related to [mineral extraction] are probably better answered by my colleagues at the Department of the Interior.\u201d Zinke continued to press Buttigieg on whether the Biden administration had completed any assessments on sourcing the critica<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has indicated the United States needs to source more minerals domestically and from friendly nations in order to meet new demands for electric vehicles (EVs). The supply chain for minerals used in EV batteries is heavily controlled by China. 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