New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China

HighGround

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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.

I agree. It certainly explains why many consumers in US and EU put such a high emphasis on Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
 

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This Canadian academic apparently has drank the Chinese EV Kool-aid and loves it
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In a business opinion column in a notorious anti-China Canadian paper, he made a comparison many are making here, US cars are quickly becoming the new Eastern Bloc cars of the Cold War
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He makes a key point that I feel is always overlooked, the Chinese market (and this extends past EVs) not only benefits from government support, but is also a "brutal" domestic battleground. People always forget that (perceived) weaker IP laws cuts both ways, Western companies might be vulnerable to Chinese competition, but we see more often than not Chinese companies being the most vulnerable to domestic competition.
 

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