A coalition of electric vehicle battery material producers is angling to protect and expand tax credits stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act — and hoping a budget reconciliation bill taking shape on Capitol Hill could get the job done.
The Battery Advocacy for Technology Transition (BATT) Coalition, which represents domestic producers of battery materials, has begun reaching out to various tax-writing congressional committees, including the House Ways and Means Committee, Matt Pearce, the BATT Coalition’s advocacy director, told reporters Monday.
“The feedback that we’ve gotten from our initial meetings is that there’s still not a lot of clarity on how much … they’re going to be able to do in this, in terms of … the 45X credit, things like that,” said Pearce. “We are positioning ourselves for any opportunities to, you know, advance some of our policy ideas on the 45X critical minerals.”
It’s not clear how — or if — energy will have a role in the reconciliation bill. President Donald Trump has signed off on using a party-line legislative process for immigration enforcement activities.
