Biden Administration Starts $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries

The Biden administration plans to begin a $3.1 billion effort Monday to spur domestic production of advanced batteries, which is essential to its plan to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy. President Biden has encouraged automakers to use electric vehicles and utilities to switch to solar, wind and other clean energy, saying …

Energy Department Targets Much Cheaper Batteries to Clean the Environment

WASHINGTON — Department of Energy on Wednesday announced a new effort Tackling one of the toughest technical challenges faced by President Biden’s push for a solar and wind-dominated power grid – namely, what to do when the sun stops shining and the wind stops blowing. The government is pursuing a promising but uncertain solution: a …