BYD U9 factory has a lot more labor than other factories.
Sea Lion 07's smart cockpit features
Song+ EV for 2025 is launched
Sea Lion 07's smart cockpit features
Song+ EV for 2025 is launched
Traditional auto vendors suck at writing software. This is why companies like GM or the Japanese majors simply cannot cope.
In Japan I think Sony or Panasonic would have had a better chance of making an EV than Toyota or Honda. The problem is Japan's compartmentalization of society and economy. The industry and the government won't allow you to enter someone else's turf i.e. making cars. Want to buy some auto parts from existing vendors? The parts manufacturers are part of the zaibatsu of the auto manufacturers and won't sell any to outside challengers.
As for why Toyota resisted to much at making the Prius a full blown plug-in hybrid it was because adding charging severely reduced the lifetime of the NiMH battery.