There are a number of companies looking to or are already building battery manufacturing plants in Canada. They are all "in the know" community, knowing the great work that HPQ and others are doing and the break throughs they are achieving. Match that with the resources it becomes a no brainer.
I had invested in HPQ for their work and goals towards hydrogen power, the EV is just a bonus. There are a lot of other companies looking to produce the same products HPQ is working on, but I only see HPQ being the only one in this space lookking at producing their products free of GHG.
If the reason for turning to Evs is for the enviroment then you must be all in on the goal of eliminating GHG from start to finish.