Hongqi (and it buyers) is incredibly conservative in this sense. I wonder why Xi and his lieutenant can't switch to EVs given the proven success of China's EV industry. If Xi were to drive a EV Hongqi or other Chinese homegrown EV brands, that would signal confidence and help support the country's entire EV industry, which is already a symbol of the country's tech prowess. Also, for example, if the Guangdong MPS were to order bunch of BYD Yangwang U8s (for its quasi-amphibious capabilities in shallow waters) to replace those old early 2000s Volkswagen and Honda police cars still in use, that could also signal the Party's support for the country's EV industry. One thing weird about China's bureaucracy is that governmental vehicles are still comprised of cheap Japanese and German gas guzzlers from the 1990s and 2000s.
New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China
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Hongqi (and it buyers) is incredibly conservative in this sense. I wonder why Xi and his lieutenant can't switch to EVs given the proven success of China's EV industry. If Xi were to drive a EV Hongqi or other Chinese homegrown EV brands, that would signal confidence and help support the country's entire EV industry, which is already a symbol of the country's tech prowess. Also, for example, if the Guangdong MPS were to order bunch of BYD Yangwang U8s (for its quasi-amphibious capabilities in shallow waters) to replace those old early 2000s Volkswagen and Honda police cars still in use, that could also signal the Party's support for the country's EV industry. One thing weird about China's bureaucracy is that governmental vehicles are still comprised of cheap Japanese and German gas guzzlers from the 1990s and 2000s.
Lol its never easy to change a country's bureaucratic system and old manners. China is not an exception to this rule. So I'm not surprised about this. I actually think government officials and leaders cars will actually be the last people to change over to the new EV trend, its ironic but that's how it is.
Gasoline car, v6/v8 engine
Your reasoning is wrong.
The official cars for national leader have special performance requirements. Being trendy, even for good, is not one. It's similar to why the armed forces around the world are not rushing to EVs, even if some of them have started experimenting and prototyping, PLA included. We just don't know whether Xi's bodyguards have started looking at EVs for his next throne on wheels.
As for to have EV in the governments fleets, China has started a countrywide 2 year pilot run in 2023:
In this executive summary of the directive quoted below the emphasis in bold added by me "公务用车" means governments fleet cars.
You need to update your understanding of Hongqi. They do have luxury electric vehicles.
Let's see if XiDaDa would be sitting in one of those during this year's 9.3 military parade as opposed to his old gas guzzler.
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Brigadier
It's a plug-hybrid.
The Xiaomi Su7 will become the first ever Chinese car to debut in the Gran Turismo game series, specifically GT7!
