With Chinese cars closing in on America, Washington might use lessons from China’s own playbook to try to limit the threat to the U.S. domestic industry. Why it matters: China used to copy American cars. Now, Chinese vehicles are as good or better than U.S. models, and cheaper, too. Automakers fear that low-cost Chinese models, already exported […]
Politico | Are oil markets calm or just numb?
ME FIRST — COALITION AIMS TO BUOY STEEL, ALUMINUM: Industry groups, clean energy advocates and business associations are linking arms in a new effort to reduce energy costs for domestic steel and aluminum producers they say are vital to the U.S. defense-industrial base and bolstering a domestic supply chain. Forging the Future has its sights set on […]
TechCrunch | Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs
On Thursday, Avery Ash, the CEO of nonprofit Securing America’s Future Energy, cautioned against Trump’s idea of allowing Chinese automakers to build cars in the United States. “We’ve seen this strategy backfire in Europe and elsewhere—it would have potentially catastrophic impacts on our automotive industry, have ripple effects on our entire defense industrial base, and make every American less […]
E&E News | Trump’s mineral plan calls for deals, not tariffs
Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said the administration’s approach will avoid jarring supplies of critical minerals coming into the U.S. that are critical for energy, manufacturing and defense. “Our read on this announcement is that the administration really gets that we cannot go it alone, and that a singular […]
Washington Examiner | Trump eyes Venezuelan critical minerals in addition to oil
The question remains whether Venezuela’s mineral reserves will be beneficial to the U.S., given the lack of data to assess its mineral supply. Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, told the Washington Examiner in a statement that less is known about mineral assets in Venezuela. “It will take long-term stability […]
