California has been a world leader in EV and battery innovation, and with the right policy focus and targeted public investment it could be a global model for shared prosperity.
In California’s Salton Sea region, this means building partnerships between federal and state governments, tribal nations, labor unions, and community organizations. Doing this will also support companies that stay and manufacture their technologies in the state.
After more than a year of research, including input from a wide range of labor, community, industry, public sector and tribal stakeholders, this report recommends how California’s Salton Sea region can be a global model for shared prosperity.
This map shows key trends in the nation’s battery and EV supply chains: where the jobs are now, and where they’re projected to be, overlaid for the first time ever with socio-economic indicators.
