Beijing’s lead in electric vehicles, batteries forecast to elicit response

Home-grown: Tesla's new Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, California. The US government does not mind the company taking real-time video from millions of cars. - Reuters

CHINA is catching up in the race to build and deploy technology, so its preeminent position in electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries makes for notable success on the world stage.

Expect US political leaders to fight back, not with better products or pricing, but non-tariff barriers.