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Gary Palmer: “It will be 25 years minimum before we can catch up with China. That is how far ahead of us they are in battery…”

On the recordJune 20, 2023
It will be 25 years minimum before we can catch up with China. That is how far ahead of us they are in battery production.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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Palmer emphasizes the U.S. dependency on China for battery production and the long timeline to catch up.

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