Gadget manufacturers are getting into the car-making business. That could shake up the auto industry, global trade, and geopolitics.
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China's Electric Dream
Western automakers built their fortunes on the internal combustion engine. Now China has ambitions to define the electric vehicle age.
Zeng Yuqun is China’s most prolific battery billionaire. His ascent has major implications for a world increasingly reliant on electric vehicles.
The country wants electric vehicles to make up 40 percent of new cars sold by 2030—but first it has to figure out how to keep them charged.
China dominates the global supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Now rival countries are scrambling for more control over “white oil.”
Putting sensor-packed Chinese cars on Western roads could be a privacy issue. Just ask Tesla.
