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Summary.
In the race to dominate strategic sectors like batteries and electric vehicles (EVs), Chinese manufacturers like CATL and BYD are so far ahead of the rest of the world that they are becoming nearly impossible to challenge. A major reason is the cost advantage they’ve built by leveraging the large demand in their domestic market not just to achieve economies of scale but also to learn how to lower the costs of their production processes.