Pursuit of Electric Vehicles Makes US Reliant on China, GOP Lawmaker Says

The rapid conversion of the U.S. transportation system to electric vehicles (EV) will increase dependence on China for a critical link in the U.S. supply chain, according to Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.).
Zinke raised the concern while questioning Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the effect that proposed federal rules for vehicle emissions would have on the U.S. supply chain. The questioning occurred during an April 20 House subcommittee hearing on the Department of Transportation’s proposed 2024 budget.
The rules announced on April 12 would result in 67 percent of new passenger vehicles and light trucks being EVs by 2032, along with 50 percent of buses, 35 percent of short-haul freight trucks, and 25 percent of long-haul freight trucks….}