Date: 17 December 2020 Â Â |Â Â Author: Jack Carfrae
The political landscape and location of key electric vehicle components could be a sticking point for the government s bold EV plans.
The UK government s ambitious plans to phase out sales of new internal combustion-engined cars from 2030 could be hindered by the locations of key raw materials required for electric vehicle production and the ability to secure supply. Â
A report by the European Commission called Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards Greater Security and Sustainability, published in September 2020, highlighted the bloc s concerns about its capacity to gather resources. It illustrated the continent s relative lack of natural materials in comparison to other areas of the world, especially China, which is the biggest supplier of 10 such resources to the European Union. Â