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I think that depends on an assumption that existing auto makers cannot repurpose and retool their empires to produce EVs. Tesla is far behind them from that per
by spacemanmatt 6y ago
I think that depends on an assumption that existing auto makers cannot repurpose and retool their empires to produce EVs. Tesla is far behind them from that perspective.
- Ygg2 6y agoEVs seem lot less complex than ICE vehicles. What is the point of having advanced gearshift when a simple controller can achieve similar things? In other words. Their advanced tools are made for a different type of motor.
- choeger 6y agoYou still have to build suspensions, door mechanics, interior, AC, sensors, and a lot more stuff at scale. Legacy auto builders are really good at that by now. Yes, their knowledge on ICE design won't matter that much in the foreseeable future, but there's a lot of precision engineering and large-scale manufacturing to be done still to sell dozens of millions of cars (in thousands of varieties) every year.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoCar makers don't make that stuff. Bosch, Denso, Magna and Continental make that stuff.
- _ph_ 6y agoObserving how traditional auto makers handle the transition to electric cars indicates that this is not an easy step. VW was the first big automaker to introduce a pure electric platform at the end of 2020. Most other auto makers so far have only electrified existing ICE designs.
- maxerickson 6y agoThe Bolt has a specialized platform.