Suppliers

How Trump’s China tariffs, retaliation could put the U.S. EV supply chain in a tailspin

A cross section of a Microvast lithium ion EVbattery from the 2024 IAA show in Hanover.
China is a top supplier of many essential battery materials and almost the sole refiner of elements that go into batteries for electric vehicles. (BLOOMBERG)
HL
By:
Hannah Lutz
April 23, 2025 12:00 PM

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