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Anyone who says that an electric car is just some batteries and an electric engine should read about the massive, complicated supply chains necessary to build c
by puranjay 7y ago
Anyone who says that an electric car is just some batteries and an electric engine should read about the massive, complicated supply chains necessary to build cars at scale. Throw in regulations and taxation issues - which are different in virtually every market - and you have a huge operational nightmare.
It's one thing to build a car in your garage by sourcing parts from around the world, and another to build 1M cars in a giant factory
- d0mine 7y agoIf it were about supply chains, Apple would do it.
- et2o 7y agoCars are hugely complex, regulated, expensive, relatively low-margin products. Many parts are outsourced to subcontractor firms. So a lot of manufacturer success actually does come to supply chain management.
- puranjay 7y agoYour average iPhone uses nowhere near as many parts and partners as even a mid-range car. Plus, the iPhone doesn't have to go through rigorous crash testing, pass environmental regulations, and deal with entrenched lobbies. The automobile industry is over a hundred years old. There are deeply entrenched players, unions, etc. that Apple would never want to deal with. Besides, profit margins on cars tend to be crappy, at least for anything with any mass appeal
- hndamien 7y agoIf the rumours are true Apple tried.