>Large automakers know this but simpler for them translates into less maintenance which means lower profits. Automakers therefore will pay lip service to electr

>Large automakers know this but simpler for them translates into less maintenance which means lower profits. Automakers therefore will pay lip service to electrics, drag their feet and kill off any real electric competition if they can. That might have been the original plan, but nowadays it would be suicidal. That is because the Chinese government is totally committed to EV's. I am sure the mainstream auto execs are totally aware of that.