At a rally in Michigan this week, Donald Trump unleashed a\xa0strange monologue\xa0about how we should only build gas-powered cars in the future, because we have lots of gasoline and China doesn\u2019t. Translation: China has a huge lead in electric vehicles, so we shouldn\u2019t even try to compete. Why isn\u2019t all this more central in the presidential race? We chatted with Princeton professor Jesse Jenkins, a sharp observer of the energy transition and host of the\xa0weekly Shift Key podcast. He\xa0explained how Trump\u2019s bizarre comments are essentially an admission that he\u2019d surrender the future to China.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices