Wang Chuanfu is pretty much the polar opposite of Musk. He is a really down to earth guy who eats quietly in a corner in the company cafeteria and doesn’t really brag or flaunt anything.
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Wang Chuanfu is pretty much the polar opposite of Musk. He is a really down to earth guy who eats quietly in a corner in the company cafeteria and doesn’t really brag or flaunt anything.
He should be among the top 10 on the forbes lists.
some people like to be private. How many people even know that he is married to Stella Li and they have a son that's almost fully grown up?
But he is basically the driving force that developed China's entire EV supply chain.
big month for BYD in brazil with King launched
as well as launching more charging stations across Brazil
But he is basically the driving force that developed China's entire EV supply chain.
big month for BYD in brazil with King launched
as well as launching more charging stations across Brazil
supercat
Major
Geely's Aegis Short Blade Battery seems to be as safe as BYD's blade battery.
New storage batteries double the energy capacity.
More cooperation between Chinese and European auto suppliers and automakers:
Valeo is a French auto supplier and its $400 million project in Shanghai just started.
Cooperation between VW and SAIC:
BYD Sea Lion 07, a pure battery SUV with a starting price of $26,270, will be a strong competitor of Tesla Y.
Yangwang U7, with 4-wheel steering, has a slightly smaller turning radius than the subcompact Seagull.
New storage batteries double the energy capacity.
More cooperation between Chinese and European auto suppliers and automakers:
Valeo is a French auto supplier and its $400 million project in Shanghai just started.
Cooperation between VW and SAIC:
BYD Sea Lion 07, a pure battery SUV with a starting price of $26,270, will be a strong competitor of Tesla Y.
Yangwang U7, with 4-wheel steering, has a slightly smaller turning radius than the subcompact Seagull.
"Yangwang U7, with 4-wheel steering, has a slightly smaller turning radius than the subcompact Seagull."
Not to rain on any parades, but 4-wheel steering has been around for quite a while, first appearing on production vehicles in the 1980s. Here's a good summary from Autoweek from 2015: . It was even an option (called "Quadrasteer") on certain GM pickup trucks and SUVs in the early 2000s. And it's on the Mercedes EQS EV, which was released in 2021.
That said, I really like the looks of the U7.
That's just how most Chinese are in general. The flamboyant types like Jack Ma are very unusual. Compare the brash Oppenheimer to humble Deng Jiaxian. Both had key roles in the development of their countries' nuclear weapons but their characters were diametrically opposite.
I think this is an East Asian cultural trait in general. Westerners are much more individualistic.
I don't think anyone is saying it is a new technology, just that it is what enables that tight turning radius
It was also available on the Nissan R32 Skyline GTR, some Acuras
Available now on the VW group Taycan/e-Tron GT twins
"I don't think anyone is saying it is a new technology, just that it is what enables that tight turning radius"
Well, this post seemed to imply it:
It's quite condescending of you to think that you need to explain that to us, let alone @tphuang