Electric car thread

[onetrack]

Here's an interesting, current, Reuters article on the Chinese car industry - and it exposes what a mess the Chinese car manufacturing industry is in, solely due to Govt policies that encourage overproduction, far beyond the capacity of both Chinese and world markets, to absorb the numbers of vehicles being built.

 

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/china-is-sending-its-world-beating-auto-industry-into-tailspin-2025-09-17/

[facthunter]

Everyone who is remotely interested in Cars KNOWS there's too many manufacturers and Models. Nev

[pmccarthy]

Too many EVs that the market doesn't want.

[facthunter]

Bit simplistic.   The electric sector is Not Large but still growing.  All sectors are facing difficult circumstances due to Other  competing pressures on Capital, A new car is generally something you can put off.  Nev

[facthunter]

Lack of charging  "confidence" is a big reason That will get Better. WE don't carry enough Fossil fuel reserves and most refining is done overseas requiring  MONEY and transport costs and uncertainty. Maintenance of EV's is Mainly tyres and windscreen wiper Blades. The future of EV's is assured.  Look at what else is Battery powered. I'm one of the Original Petrol Heads, and have spent my whole life working on them,  But the Writing is on the wall. .Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

My next car is a BEV... Many people I know are getting them.. Petrol and Diesel cars are on their way out - at least in China and Europe. 

 

Range anxiety is a less of a concern now and it will keep decreasing. It was never my concern. My concern is the time and money I invest in this house.

 

 

[red750]

Range wouldn't be much of a concern over there. People here travel further to work each day than most Poms do on their holidays.