Sofar,theprogressinbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesinadoptingbatteryelectricvehicleshasbeenlessthanstellar.Andthat’stheopinionoftheUnitedStatesEnergySecurityCouncilwhichhasrecentlycompletedareportonhowthetwocountriescancollaborateonusingnewtechnologiestocleanupvehicleemissions.Thesectionthatconcernsushereisthatonvehicleelectrificationbecauseithasenormousimplicationsfortechnologymetals—especiallylithium,therareearthmagnetmetalsand,ofcourse,graphite.
