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Governor Greg Abbott and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were in Robstown on Monday along with other local, state, and federal leaders for the official groundbreaking of Tesla's lithium refining facility.
The US auto industry is rapidly transitioning to production electric vehicles, but most of the rare-earth metal lithium it needs for their batteries is produced and refines overseas, including in trade rival China.