; half of which is intended for China and only 10 percent for the United States. (7) There are 17 Chinese automobile manufacturers that have announced or undertaken electric vehicle investment. Even assuming some consolidation of the Chinese industry, it will dwarf the number of manufacturers headquartered in the United States which is currently 4. (8) China supports its electric vehicle industry through a wide array of practices including state-owned enterprises, direct subsidies, special access to financing, government guarantees of financing, exemptions from various regulatory requirements, public purchasing, favoritism for Chinese firms, restrictions on market entry to foreign competition, and regulatory mandates. (9) Chinese domination of the electric vehicle industry will inevitably erode United States automobile manufacturing and the United States supply chain potentially resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs. Employment in the innovation and research side of the industry has already begun a migration outside the United States. (10) United States communities are also currently suffering from extreme events of flood, wind, and fire, as well as health-threatening air pollution, all of which are related to a warming planet. Electric vehicles will play a critical role in reducing the pollution that contributes to these tragedies. (11) Without changes to public policy, the automotive industry in the United States will face aggressive competition from foreign companies, chiefly located in China, and will fight a competitive battle on grossly unequal terms due to foreign government policies that unfairly favor overseas manufacturers. (12) Such an unfair fight is unwinnable by private industry alone and is therefore a national priority for the Government of the United States to enter on behalf of every current and future American. (13) The United States faces a moment of critical choice. It either makes the investments necessary to achieve global competitive leadership in this key industry, or it