If Western Automakers Aren’t Already Terrified Of Chinese EVs, They Probably Should Be

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1. “Whether you have a problem buying a Chinese EV or not, that still doesn’t change the fact that China is investing heavily in its electric future, or the fact that the build quality and engineering gaps continue to close between Chinese and legacy Western automakers — with some Chinese automakers even surpassing the Western ones.

   You may not be able to buy an Apple Car, but in China, phone manufacturer Xiaomi will happily sell you an electric Taycan alternative
   called the SU7.

   , the quality of the Buick Velite 6 just wasn’t good enough even though, supposedly, Buick is a legacy automaker that “should” have
   these new Chinese automakers beat.

   “The delta of quality, connectedness, and value between the Velite 6 and any of the equivalent of the mid-tier Chinese EV vehicles I had experienced that day, was startling,” Williams wrote. “By comparison, the Velite 6’s small screens and grey plastic interior were downright depressing to the full-width, super brilliant screens in any given Chinese EV.”

   all of the Western auto executives and some hawkish China pundits understand that Chinese EV and PHEV models are more
   compelling than what European, other Asian, and American brands have come up with.

   I’ve seen it with my own two eyes. We’re cooked.”

2. Right Tesla is doomed. Even though the US market is protected from the excellent and low cost Chinese cars (because communism is bad or whatever), American makers are going to get crushed not just in China but in other less protectionist markets.

   Tesla will never get costs low enough to compete with the Chinese automakers. They will have good luxury share but that’s about it.

3. Were we not following Jefferson’s approach that “the government that governs least, governs best”? So why is government sticking their nose in the market and preventing me from buying a cheap Chinese EV car?