By Alexandra Alper and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the release of 1 million barrels of oil a day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the largest release ever, to try to bring down gasoline prices, the White House said. As gasoline prices have soared in recent months, particularly after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Biden will also call for U.S. oil companies to drill more, and give electric vehicle battery makers a boost. The barrels will start to flow to market starting in May, a senior administrati…