My mention of patents? LFP batteries were under patent protection until 2022, but "developing" countries got to use the patents royalty free. So China got

My mention of patents? LFP batteries were under patent protection until 2022, but "developing" countries got to use the patents royalty free. So China got a massive head start because the patent royalties made LFP batteries uncompetitive outside of China. Patents are a huge weight around the neck of American companies that China can ignore at will.