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As demand for nickel from electric vehicles increases, the US will likely have to rely on third countries such as Indonesia to plug supply gaps.",{"type":583,"attrs":667,"content":668},{"textAlign":49},[669],{"type":670,"attrs":671},"image",{"id":49,"alt":672,"src":673,"title":49,"source":49,"copyright":49,"meta_data":674},"","https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXedPa2brFzw9-Vhhw1J19HNB00xwVkGee8GuNNK1WazP4n8ma3HxOb3vDLGfaLOSFdZX9CKgi_Y1ZZf3aRT5GWwRTbfwQHZX6ezSEYNIB0IVqAG7K59Be7epAUok3ACuL0XO-MK1LodSpB9r-PQFmz1viA?key=xxgpkw3k6x3j-qs18EXq-A",{},{"type":583,"attrs":676,"content":677},{"textAlign":49},[678],{"text":679,"type":588},"As a result, US-based automakers and battery manufacturers are likely to face challenges in securing enough Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)–compliant nickel to meet growing battery demand over the next decade.",{"type":583,"attrs":681,"content":682},{"textAlign":49},[683,685,691],{"text":684,"type":588},"Moreover, nickel’s prevailing low price environment risks exacerbating future supply shortfalls. 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Talon signed a definitive agreement with the DoE on $114.8 million of funding in November 2023, and is also the ",{"text":704,"type":588,"marks":705},"recipient of a $20.6 million grant from US Department of Defense (DoD).",[706],{"type":608,"attrs":707},{"href":708,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":611},"https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/us-department-of-defense-awards-110-million-to-boost-lithium-and-nickel-mining",{"type":583,"attrs":710,"content":711},{"textAlign":49},[712],{"text":713,"type":588,"marks":714},"The outcome of the US presidential election on November 5 will bring significant geopolitical consequences for the energy transition in the US and worldwide.",[715],{"type":716},"italic",{"type":583,"attrs":718,"content":719},{"textAlign":49},[720,724,731],{"text":721,"type":588,"marks":722},"Benchmark’s latest ",[723],{"type":716},{"text":725,"type":588,"marks":726},"Special Issue",[727,728],{"type":716},{"type":608,"attrs":729},{"href":730,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":611},"https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/downloads/special-issues",{"text":732,"type":588,"marks":733}," explores the likely policy outcomes from a Harris or Trump presidency and how either administration could impact critical mineral and battery industries.",[734],{"type":716},{"type":583,"attrs":736,"content":737},{"textAlign":49},[738,742,746],{"text":739,"type":588,"marks":740},"Request Benchmark’s Special Issue",[741],{"type":716},{"text":743,"type":588,"marks":744}," – ",[745],{"type":716},{"text":747,"type":588,"marks":748},"Trump vs Harris: What is at stake?",[749,750],{"type":716},{"type":608,"attrs":751},{"href":730,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":611},"The US is progressing efforts to build out a domestic nickel supply chain, as the Department of Energy (DoE) last week selected Revex Technologies (Revex) for an award of up to $145 million to advance its Michigan-based REV nickel project. “The grant demonstrates that the US government is getting serious about boosting its domestic nickel […]",[754],{"slug":571,"name":572,"content":755},{"job_title":574,"image":756,"bio":577,"linkedin":578},{"filename":576},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"525b998d-3b80-4531-82d7-c26c3abe26e4\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[760,763,766],{"slug":761,"name":762},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":764,"name":765},"geopolitics","Geopolitics",{"slug":767,"name":151},"nickel","private",{"id":49,"alt":672,"name":672,"focus":672,"title":672,"source":672,"filename":770,"copyright":672,"fieldtype":771,"meta_data":772,"is_external_url":51},"https://wp-admin.benchmarkminerals.com/app/uploads/US-DOE-scaled.jpg","asset",{"alt":672,"title":672,"source":672,"copyright":672},"Sep 24, 2024","24th September 2024",[],[],1790082815012]