Front Line: Expanding the EV Battery Pipeline

1 Oct 2022


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The auto and battery industries are investing billions of dollars to upgrade and build factories to meet increasing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). But they face a shortage of rare earth materials that go into making these batteries. This is causing the price of EVs to skyrocket. 

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