Pillar 1: EV Supply Chain Development and Global Competitiveness
Promote federal policies that expand consumer access to electric vehicles, promote global competitiveness and domestic manufacturing, and accelerate fleet electrification across all vehicle classes.
- Support existing industry-focused tax credits promoting domestic EV, battery, and mineral investments.
- Promote policies to expand workforce development in the EV, battery, and mineral supply chains.
- Support policies to create a federal framework for EV battery recycling to advance the development of a circular supply chain.
Pillar 2: EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment
Educate stakeholders about federal policies that expand the national electric vehicle charging infrastructure network.
- Support continued deployment of national public charging infrastructure.
- Assist with full implementation of §30C charging tax credit.
- Make rural EVSE deployment an allowable expense under USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) financing.
Pillar 3: EV Battery and Charging Equipment Safety
Support programs that advance research and first responder training programs to promote safety as electric vehicle adoption accelerates.
- Support federal legislation that advances first responder education and training in electric vehicle charging and battery systems.
- Align federal and state policymakers on developing safety standards in the sector.
- Improve federal data-gathering efforts and increase public awareness of battery safety information.
- Support federal resources for continued research and development into battery safety innovation.
- Create a universal battery manufacturing curriculum through the Department of Energy’s Battery Workforce Initiative.
Pillar 4: Domestic Critical Mineral and Material Development
Strengthen America’s EV supply chain and ensure a secure supply of strategic hardrock minerals.
- Maintain direct and indirect materials costs and extraction costs as eligible under §45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit.
- Reduce barriers in the permitting process while maintaining high environmental, social, and governance standards.
- Rapidly scale up domestic battery recycling capacity to support battery manufacturing goals.
- Create a grant program for mining schools to receive funds to recruit students and develop a workforce for the critical minerals and materials sector.
