The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week directed its attention to electric vehicles (EV), batteries and reliable charging stations on a transitioning grid with a $200 million funding announcement followed by a request for information (RFI) for charging EVs on the grid. 

At a roundtable discussion on advancing the domestic lithium battery industry, DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced $200 million to fund EVs, batteries, and connected vehicle projects at national laboratories over the next five years.

“America has a clear opportunity to build back our domestic supply chain and manufacturing sectors, so we can capture the full benefits of an emerging $23 trillion global clean energy economy,” Granholm said at the roundtable.

The DOE’s network of 17 national...