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China Is So Far Ahead On Electric Cars It’s Now Afraid America Will Steal Its Trade Secrets! – The Autopian

pgnewser March 19, 2025

China Is So Far Ahead On Electric Cars It’s Now Afraid America Will Steal Its Trade Secrets! – The Autopian
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Now, though, it’s the Chinese government that’s worried about the plant. Why? According to a Financial Times report titled “China delays approval of BYD’s Mexico plant amid fears tech could leak to US,” China doesn’t want the United States to do to China what China did to everyone else:

“[D]omestic automakers require approval from China’s commerce ministry to manufacture overseas and it has yet to give approval, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Authorities fear Mexico would gain unrestricted access to BYD’s advanced technology and knowhow, they said, even possibly allowing US access to it. “The commerce ministry’s biggest concern is Mexico’s proximity to the US,” said one of the people.

Even Ford Admits the EV Age is NOT yet here

pgnewser February 21, 2025

Ford CEO Jim Farley told investors in an earnings call that the market for electric vehicles isn’t there, that “the economics are unresolvable.”

Ford CEO Admits No One Wants EV Trucks and Vans– lidblog.com
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Well, it’s about time. Ford CEO Jim Farley has finally admitted that no one wants larger electric vehicles like pickups, vans, buses and semis. And, not only that, but they have far too many technical problems to work, anyway.

Farley told investors on his fourth-quarter earnings call that EVs might be OK in sedan size, but that is about it. The larger vehicles are too problematic in all sorts of ways, according to AutoBlog.

“For larger retail, electric utilities, the economics are unresolvable,” Farley said of the problems EVs present. “These customers have very demanding use cases for an electric vehicle. They tow, they go off-road, they take long road trips. These vehicles have worse aerodynamics, and they’re very heavy, which means very large and expensive batteries.”

He then told investors that Ford is pulling back on its greater EV plans. The company will focus on small and mid-size EV sedans and hybrids.

It’s about time these companies stop playing silly games with these worthless electric vehicles. They simply aren’t ready for prime time.