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Maybe. But China is also unique in that it will happily continue to produce crappy products indefinitely. See: Solar Cells for residential installs. It is, i
by bsder 3y ago
Maybe. But China is also unique in that it will happily continue to produce crappy products indefinitely. See: Solar Cells for residential installs.
It is, in fact, my fondest hope that China kicks the shit out of the big auto manufacturers. The big manufacturers have been dragging their feet on switching to EVs for decades now.
EVs are simpler. EVs don't have to struggle to pass weird pollution standards. EVs can be built on a standardized base and have lots of interior customization. etc.
The problem is that China's record on following safety regulations is abysmal. And it's those safety regulations that have always presented very large hurdles for selling cars in the US and EU.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>The problem is that China's record on following safety regulations is abysmal. That's a soon to be non-issue. Chinese companies can build cars to western safety standards if desired. They have the money and the talent. The modern EV version of the famous London Black cab is made in London by a subsidiary of Geely[1]. Is that also not up to western safety regulations? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEVC_TX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEVC_TX
- bsder 3y agoPumping a billion dollars into a British-based business for 20 years and producing about 10,000 cars total isn't going to even make the incumbents itch.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoWhat China has is the ability to produce batteries at massive scale and thus undercut everyone else on pricing. Right now the legacy US companies can’t ship affordable EVs because they can’t source the batteries.