https://archive.ph/SdpZv
"Zhang Youping, a Chinese retiree, purchased an all-electric, small sport
utility vehicle from BYD — China’s largest electric vehicle maker — at an auto
show for around $20,000 last month. Her family has bought three gas-powered
cars in the last decade, but she recently grew concerned about gas prices and
decided to go electric “to save money.” A few months earlier, her son had also
bought an E.V. It was a $10,000 hatchback from Leapmotor, another Chinese
manufacturer.
This year, a quarter of all new cars purchased in China will be an all-electric
vehicle or a plug-in hybrid. By some estimates, more than 300 Chinese companies
are making E.V.s, ranging from discount offerings below $5,000 to high-end
models that rival Tesla and German automakers. There are roughly four million
charging units in the country, double the number from a year ago, with more
coming.
While other E.V. markets are still heavily dependent on subsidies and financial
incentives, China has entered a new phase: Consumers are weighing the features
and prices of electric vehicles against gas-powered cars without much
consideration of state support. The United States is far behind. This year, the
country passed a key threshold of E.V.s accounting for 5 percent of new car
sales. China passed that level in 2018."
Via
Future Crunch Oct 7, 2022:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-us-crime-conservation-argentina-evs-china/>
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