After a bit more thought, the steps are 0) Technology advances 1) Engineering advances it to a working, shipping, volume product: "the next generation of batt

After a bit more thought, the steps are 0) Technology advances 1) Engineering advances it to a working, shipping, volume product: "the next generation of batteries are appearing" in cars from China. 2) Politics reacts: "Import tariffs to protect domestic jobs!" 3) People subvert it: "I can get a cheap vehicle in the country next door!" 4) accommodation: "build a factory in the state of Georgia / the country of Hungary to assemble them!", "invest in domestic industry" etc And there is evidence of all of these steps.