No need to become to be uncivilised, if he does not believe in...

No need to become to be uncivilised, if he does not believe in the EV revolution its his entitled to his opinions and can share his views as long as brings arguments to the table.

The market believes differently, projections seems to indicate a shortage of Lithium by 2023 if you believe the below slides. Therefore the need to scale up production but more importantly to secure local supply of raw materials to decrease dependency on other nations and support local market growth and objectives.

Bidden visibly wants to drive change and cut off with past politic, he wants the US back to the table of Paris Agreement and drive internal climate change, EVs are a part of it and you can bet there will be incentives for both manufacturers and citizens to meet the targets.

HWK has resources in the US, in a mining friendly state that will drive development and create jobs, aligned with governmental objectives...Even if you lost fate in HWK leadership Im convinced that if they don't push doors then the US will open them for them. I dont think it will need a lot of convincing and drive to see this project flourish.