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The US Can Copy China’s Playbook on EV Tech
Technology transfer should be the goal, and Washington has the power to force Beijing’s hand.
A mix of carrot and sticks is needed.
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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has turned her attention to the nation’s electric-vehicle sector, which means tackling the perceived threat from China. To achieve the twin goals of developing the local industry while protecting national interests, she need only refer to Beijing’s own strategy.
EVs and autonomous cars are “collecting a huge amount of information about the driver, the location of the vehicle, the surroundings of the vehicle,” Raimondo told a gathering of the Atlantic Council on Jan. 31. “Do we want all that data going to Beijing?”