{"id":1952007,"date":"2023-06-20T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-urges-biden-to-keep-distance-from-beijing-focusing-on-chinese-ev-batteries\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:18:48","slug":"congress-urges-biden-to-keep-distance-from-beijing-focusing-on-chinese-ev-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-urges-biden-to-keep-distance-from-beijing-focusing-on-chinese-ev-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress urges Biden to prioritize American EV battery production, distancing from Beijing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fcongress-urges-biden-to-keep-distance-from-beijing-focusing-on-chinese-ev-batteries%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=1952007&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=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by MANDEL NGAN,NOEL CELIS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:04 PM \u2013 Tuesday, June 20, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A delegation of House legislators critical of China will go to Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday to meet with key auto executives to reportedly try and shift the industry\u2019s dependence away from PRC supply chains for the manufacturing of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The sessions came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken (D) met with China\u2019s President Xi Jinping, who described the talks as \u201ccandid and constructive.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The presidents addressed how the two nations might better \u201cstabilize\u201d their relations in the face of rising tensions and China\u2019s intensifying aggressiveness towards the neighboring country of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans chastised Blinken for claiming that the U.S. does not support Taiwan\u2019s independence and did not firmly represent the U.S., calling it a \u201cdangerous display of weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The delegation visiting Detroit is led by House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and includes Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.).<\/p>\n<p>Meetings with Ford CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chair Bill Ford, as well as General Motors CEO Marry Barra, are on the agenda for Tuesday, according to a committee aide.<\/p>\n<p>The legislators want to question Ford on why he decided to establish a new EV battery facility in Michigan after Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin rejected a similar arrangement in his state due to \u201cnational security concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CATL Technology, a Chinese battery maker and tech company, would be utilized in the project. However, there are fears that CCP-subsidized car companies, especially CATL, are undercutting Americans and allied auto suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin referred to the idea as a \u201cTrojan horse\u201d that would allow China to more easily enter the U.S. car sector. According to a committee staffer, legislators are also concerned about CATL qualifying for both \u201cproduction and vehicle tax credits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act was designed to minimize reliance on the PRC in crucial areas rather than further cement American companies\u2019 reliance on the CCP, hence, CATL should be ineligible for IRA incentives, according to the aide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFord shares the Committee\u2019s goals of strengthening American competitiveness and establishing EV supply chains in the U.S., and in our meeting tomorrow we plan to share how we\u2019re doing just that,\u201d Ford said in a statement, referring to Bloomberg.\u00a0\u201cThe wholly-owned EV battery plant we\u2019re building in Michigan is only the latest example,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Biden issued the harshest automotive pollution restrictions to date in April in an effort to purportedly encourage more Americans to purchase electric automobiles.<\/p>\n<p>The harsh new pollution rules would force EVs to account for 67 percent of all new vehicles sold in the United States by 2032, which is over ten times the number now produced and much exceeds the president\u2019s prior goal to have EVs account for 50 percent of cars sold by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kelly Blue Book, the average cost of an EV in 2022 is $64,338, whereas the average cost of a gas-powered automobile was much lower at $46,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s new emission regulation will apply to automobile model years 2027 through 2032, mandating a 13 percent reduction in yearly average pollutants.<\/p>\n<p>The legislators will also meet with auto suppliers, including Our Next Energy ONE, Continental, Lonero Engineering, Bosch, BorgWarner, and the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Another likely topic of debate is the use of Uyghur slave labor in the supply networks of American automakers. According to a recent analysis from Sheffield Hallam University, more than 50 worldwide automotive components or automobile manufacturers, including Ford, GM, and Tesla, are procuring directly from \u201cXinjiang-based companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to an aide, more than 100 global automotive parts businesses have some type of exposure to PRC-forced labor-made items.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former Deputy Meagan McCarthy speaks to One America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd about the attack on her life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Chanel Rion<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Andrew Napolitano<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Christopher Alexander<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SAO PAULO (Reuters) \u2013 Electric aircraft maker Eve, controlled by Brazil\u2019s Embraer, said on Tuesday it has signed letters of intent for\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Rachael Levy and Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) \u2013 Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Blake Brittain (Reuters) \u2013 Alphabet\u2019s Google on Friday sued a Los Angeles man and his companies in San Jose, California federal\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SEOUL (Reuters) \u2013 Hyundai Motor will consider making its vehicles more readily compatible with the charging standard Tesla is pushing for in\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>vehicles. 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