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The real point here: “Although today’s drivers aren’t too excited about battery cars, tougher regulations in places like China and the power-thirsty needs of dr
by intopieces 9y ago
The real point here: “Although today’s drivers aren’t too excited about battery cars, tougher regulations in places like China and the power-thirsty needs of driverless features could help speed the transition along”
It’s all about China. They have proven far more willing to impose their will on the market than any other country. China could very well ban all fossil fuel vehicles in one act and make king of whatever companies can supply them with electric cars.
Too much of the article is spent hand wringing over the US Market. The US Market is mature, stable, boring, and midsized. The real action is China and India.
- ianai 9y agoIt’s appropriate to compare a sudden change in a stable, mature market to a much less developed market that might not make a change at all. China has built entire cities without people moving to them. Just because a government demonstrates a strong imposement of will does not ensure wide adoption. Anything that dramatically changes a mature, replacement-driven market will materialize quicker and more profitably in the immediate.