''while our balance of trade is positive, the benefits are narrowly distributed with most of the profits going overseas'' Not only is our trade balance positive , our current account balance is as well. ie despite the ownership issues you raise , we are in the black.
''multinationals aggressively "minimise" their tax payments while some evade tax'' So , push politicians to do something about it. Can see no relationship between this and your arguments regarding industry policy. Subsidising a car industry before , didn't make that any better.
Back to PHEV's , BEV's and straight hybrids , hybrids still a bit in front worldwide. It will be interesting how the rest of the world [ex China, Europe and North America] move over the next decade.
