Official: EU too dependent on China for electric car minerals
PARIS, France: In an interview with Reuters last week, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said that as China dominates key raw materials to make batteries for zero emission cars, a "Chinese storm" is looming over Europe's growing electric vehicle (EV) sector.
He added that China's recent decision to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two metals crucial to semiconductors and EVs, should raise red flag