China and the United States are both seeing high levels of private investment in electric vehicles, but is public infrastructure development keeping pace?
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The electric vehicle and battery industry has become a key battleground in the strategic competition between China and the United States. In the U.S. alone, that has translated into an investment boom: Since 2021, private companies have announced $137 billion worth of investment into the sector, according to data recently published by the White House.
Getting the tech right is one thing, however: also vital to the future of EVs is putting the infrastructure in place, such as charging st
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