The former UniEnergy Technologies office in Mukilteo, Wash. Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.

MUKILTEO, WA - JUNE 17, 2022: The former UniEnergy Technologies office in Mukilteo, Wash., on Friday, June 17, 2022.

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