The U.S. Is About To Nearly Double Its Battery Production Capacity | Ten new battery plants expected to go online this year may deliver a near-double growth in America’s cell manufacturing capacity.

From the article: Amidst last year’s presidential elections and all the political and cultural firestorm that came with it, it was easy to ignore the quiet revolution that was underway in the U.S.: a battery manufacturing blitz.

China still dominates global battery production, but North America has been the world’s fastest growing region for planned cell capacity. Now, 10 of those plants are coming online this year, just after the U.S. elected a climate-denier president openly hostile towards clean energy programs.

With Trump threatening to kill EV tax credits and slap 25% tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada and Mexico, the future of these factories is anything but certain. And the backers of these plants—automakers, battery giants and mostly Republican state governments—may find themselves in a tough spot, at least in the short term.

Several automakers including General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Honda and Ford have witnessed record EV sales in the U.S. over the past couple of years. That’s thanks to generous incentives and appealing lease and financing deals.

Now their battery suppliers are on the cusp of making those packs here in the U.S., gradually reducing reliance on China. But will demand hold up if those incentives disappear and tariffs inflate prices? The short answer is: No one really knows. The longer one depends on how far Trump and his deputies are willing to go in crippling America’s clean energy transition.

This is what’s so infuriating about the current course of events.

The sheer amount of money and jobs available in the green energy industry is enormous when compared to the petroleum industry.

Instead of putting all the financial eggs into one basket, petroleum, these financial big wigs could invest and promote the various green energy initiatives, solar, hydro, wind, new battery tech, nuclear energy…..

Too little too late. You’re just wasting money at this point because China will chew you up and spit you out.