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The electric vehicle revolution will come from China, not the US

  • Written by Jack Barkenbus, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy & Environment, Vanderbilt University
A Chinese hybrid-electric SUV made by BYD.Jengtingchen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The electric vehicle revolution is coming, but it won’t be driven by the U.S. Instead, China will be at the forefront.

My research on EVs, dating back a decade, convinces me that this global transformation in mobility, from petroleum-fueled vehicles to electric...

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