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As China moves to dominate the EV industry, Britain frets about energy security

Aug 14, 2020
Amid fears that Beijing will control the world market in electric vehicle batteries, some Brits are backing an alternative: hydrogen.
A double-decker hydrogen-powered bus.
Courtesy Wrightbus

Britain’s warm relations with China cool over the coronavirus

May 11, 2020
The foreign minister has ruled out "business as usual" with Beijing.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center) gives a coronavirus press briefing in March. China's handling of the contagion has strained U.K.-China relations.
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