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New Rules Will Make Many Electric Cars Ineligible for Tax Credits

The Biden administration hopes its guidelines for up to $7,500 in tax credits will encourage automakers to reduce their reliance on China for batteries and raw materials.

March 31, 2023

U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals

While the terms of the deal are limited, the agreement appears to provide a model for resolving recent trade spats between the United States and some of its closest allies.

March 27, 2023

Lead Exposure From U.S. Car Batteries Threatens Health of Mexican Workers

The removal of lead from car batteries, many from the United States, at recycling plants in northern Mexico has led to high levels of lead contamination, a new report found.

March 20, 2023

Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.

March 20, 2023

Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden

Key industries — including some that the White House is backing through other policies — are lobbying to water down the first major new rules in a generation on chemicals that pose risks to humans.

March 16, 2023

Tag: Batteries

New Rules Will Make Many Electric Cars Ineligible for Tax Credits

U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals

Lead Exposure From U.S. Car Batteries Threatens Health of Mexican Workers

Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden