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    Beijing has a grip on global battery manufacturing. Here are India’s alternatives

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    The world depends on China for batteries because of the country’s material processing and battery production capacity. The effort is on to reduce this grip.

    China’s curb on graphite export has made the world look at alternative raw materials and sourcing destinations to keep the electric vehicle battery dreams alive. But it would take years to perfect the “tried-and-tested chemistries” that do not rely on materials such as graphite and lithium.Replacing Beijing in the electric vehicle (EV) value chain would be a big challenge, industry stakeholders say. The world has already invested heavily into
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