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A related question: if China builds battery factories, surely they would also build car factories to use those batteries. What would be the impact on Western ca
by 2sk21 8y ago
A related question: if China builds battery factories, surely they would also build car factories to use those batteries. What would be the impact on Western car manufacturers? Would software increasingly become the key differentiator between car manufacturers?
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoChina is already leading the world in EV manufacturing and consumption. It's just that almost none of those vehicles will ever be exported. They're made for the domestic market. There's brands we never hear about here, pumping out pretty decent looking vehicles, but they're made for China.
- bryanlarsen 8y agoBYD is now designing cars for North American safety standards: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-ev-china-trade-1.4893737 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-ev-china-trade...
- jbay808 8y agoI'm visiting China right now; Chinese-made electric vehicles are absolutely everywhere. NIO in particular seems determined to challenge Tesla here and possibly worldwide. https://www.motortrend.com/news/nio-es8-challenges-tesla-model-x/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/nio-es8-challenges-tesla-mod...