Forget the Oil Wars. We’re Now in an EV and Battery War.

What makes the rivalry among the U.S., China, and Europe so intense

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For almost a century, oil has been the vortex of geopolitical tension and war — it’s largely why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait, and China militarized the South China Sea. That oil has led to such pushiness isn’t surprising: It…