Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID), an electric vehicle manufacturer, announced Wednesday a collaboration with several critical mineral producers aimed at accelerating the development and procurement of domestic critical minerals for U.S. automotive manufacturing. The new initiative, named the Minerals for National Automotive Competitiveness Collaboration (MINAC), includes Alaska Energy Metals, Graphite One, Electric Metals, and RecycLiCo. MINAC's stated goals include advancing domestic mineral production through offtake agreements, identifying and resolving…