as an American its tempting to see this as legislation passed in the service of a progressive advancement of scientific need. This is more of a last-ditch effo

as an American its tempting to see this as legislation passed in the service of a progressive advancement of scientific need. This is more of a last-ditch effort to keep up with the joneses for the sake of natinal security, and so it was a pretty easy bill to pass. Of the top 3 battery or solar producing countries, the US isnt one of them. Longi, Chinas flagship battery company, has been doing this for 23 years while the US is just now getting around to starting a domestic plant to compete. Frankly i dont imagine it will be competitive at all, as it would also be competing with other decades old players in Japan and Korea. 15 years ago it would have made sense to buy up one of these competitive players but that time has passed, and the cannibalistic nature of outsourcing in neoliberal capitalism means a domestic industry is seen as a liability, not a strength. heck, owning any means of production instead of a brand is as well so its no surprise Ford's just kicking this one over to China to solve. tl;dr the climate bill is about national security, not climate. edit: not sure why im getting downvoted but honestly this is the 2023 equivalent of the space race. the US is #2 in renewable energy generation behind a communist nation set to overtake it in the next decade on practically all fronts. Batteries and solar are the capital of the renewable economy and the US has basically ignored or avoided it for two decades at their peril.