Trade wars are making it harder to switch to electric cars

Countries are fighting over trade, and it's putting the brakes on the world's move toward clean energy and electric vehicles.

The world is trying to switch from gas cars to electric ones to help the planet. But right now, this shift is hitting a wall. Countries are getting into trade wars. This means they are putting heavy taxes or strict rules on products coming from other places. These fights are making it much more expensive and difficult to build electric cars and the batteries they need. Most electric car parts, like batteries, come from a few specific places. When countries put up barriers, it stops these parts from moving across the world easily. Because of these fights, car companies are having a hard tim…