The U.S. Department of Energy is investing millions of dollars into two San Diego companies that are working on improving battery technology.
The agency hopes to make EV’s a reality for anyone that wants them, not just affluent people.
“This is a win-win for our efforts to fight climate change and power America's clean transportation future with technologies produced by researchers and scientists right here at home,'' said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in a statement. The grants are just a small part of the nation’s recent investment in EVs. The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021 included billions for clean energy projects and the Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, added more.Deputy Secretary of Energy, David Turk, inside the manufacturing lab of San Diego battery maker South 8 Technologies on Dec. 10, 2023
“Just a few months ago we put out $2.8 billion just from the Department of Energy in one grant announcement to build battery manufacturing here in the U.S.,” Turk said. The federal officials hope the effort to build a domestic battery supply chain will create about 85,000 thousand manufacturing jobs, and Turk said it is important that all of the potential jobs are located in the United States.
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