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Column: Why the Pentagon cares about EV battery materials

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Our Next Energy is working with Piston Automotive in Van Buren Township, Mich., to manufacture its Aries batteries for commercial EVs. (Nic Antaya for Crain’s Detroit Business )
April 09, 2023 04:00 AM

The latest moves to clarify whose electric vehicles will get a federal tax credit are also revealing something the auto industry probably doesn't think much about: The larger aim of last year's Inflation Reduction Act is really to bolster American national security.

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