Yes, the robber barons, as originated in the UK and the rape of their colonies = the American Revolution, followed by India, Malaya etc., and the Great Game. In

Yes, the robber barons, as originated in the UK and the rape of their colonies = the American Revolution, followed by India, Malaya etc., and the Great Game. In time they fell, now they emerge under as copyright empires, Disney etc. It is true that electric vehicles would be far ahead by now without the IC subsidies, but, additionally, Lead Acid held them back. Nickel-Cadmium was later and better, but it took the Lithium era to really bring them back to life.