“We’re not talking about politics now, we all have to get together to get this solved,” Trump told the audience.

Big batteries are fast becoming the norm for electric cars. But the lifecycle of one is still a convoluted, opaque process.

September 29, 2024 - 4:55 PM PDT NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Joe

The issue can increase the risk of a crash.