Resilient and Sustainable U.S. Supply Chain and Manufacturing Can Be Domestically Sourced with Critical Materials in the Mountain West

EV batteries are one of the America's Supply Chains areas (others include semiconductors, pharma and active ingredients, critical material minerals) that many seeking to increase resiliency domestically in near future. The U.S. calls for a strategy raw-materials production manufacturing capacity minimize foreign dependence materials support clean energy supply chain produce more green jobs. An example is DOE Critical Materials program will research on minerals chains through public private partnership demonstration projects. States such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho Mountain West could be crucial this with their access lithium, cobalt nickel reserves, mining, activities. opportunities these states ramp up engineering, design innovation offset PRC's lead EV, production. Given Lithium, cobalt, graphite, make approximately 79% cost lithium-ion battery, innovating close location an opportunity U.S sustainable engineering