Electric vehiclesTesla faces uphill battle in China as Trump-Musk dust settles
Rift could make billionaire less useful to Beijing but SpaceX tech holds allure
Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was U.S. President Donald Trump's "first buddy" before a dramatic falling out earlier this month, although their feud appears to have cooled. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
HONG KONG -- The falling out between U.S. President Donald Trump and once-close ally Elon Musk has left questions over the future of the tech billionaire's business empire, including in China, where his electric vehicle maker Tesla faces a brutal price war.