Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Elections matter. Xi Jinping was elected President of China on March 14, 2013. As a scientifically aware leader with long-term economic vision, Xi Jinping implemented strong, aggressive cleantech policies that made China the global leader in solar power, wind power, ... [continued]
The first attempt at EVs from legacy automakers was high margin overpriced cars, modeled around Tesla. Might have worked if the US hadn’t Trumped the economy.
The second round of EVs selling big in Europe are smaller and affordable.
Detroit thought EV were just a way to make huge, inefficient oversized vehicles without worrying about the EPA.
But the poor adoption of EVs is because of a lack of standardized reliable infrastructure.
The first attempt at EVs from legacy automakers was high margin overpriced cars, modeled around Tesla. Might have worked if the US hadn’t Trumped the economy.
The second round of EVs selling big in Europe are smaller and affordable.
Detroit thought EV were just a way to make huge, inefficient oversized vehicles without worrying about the EPA.
But the poor adoption of EVs is because of a lack of standardized reliable infrastructure.