I feel sorry for them. They can’t travel out of that place because of their lack of English!
Let me guess.... you're the guy who yells fire in a crowded theatre, right?
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I feel sorry for them. They can’t travel out of that place because of their lack of English!
Ouch! That's hurtful! But it's not like English is the most spoken language in the world, so, fair enough!
It's all good to plan and talk... but until they invest massively as Tesla has to install hundreds of charging stations in a matter of a couple of years world wide, they'll never catch up to the SC network.
We've seen how the last twenty years has gone by without much change from these players. Tesla and China is driving the EV revolution, everyone else is playing catch up.
It's not simply supply and price as practicality and convenience are still major hurdles. Sure you can buy one of those China cars that gives you 100KM for $20K but it's neither practical or convenient to use given the current charging infrastructure and technology. Average Joe is not going to change their life to revolve around a car nor do they have the funds to own a house and/or have their own charging station at home. EV adoption will keep on rising as more options become available, but it will not dominate the market for a long time unless something drastic comes into play.
They're much more environmentally conscious than North Americans since their educational institutions actually teach morality, ethics, and civil responsibility starting at a young age..
I think your perspective here is a bit narrow. The Chinese government is fully behind EV adoption. That's all you need to know. Where did Huawei come from, and how long did it take them to surpass Ericsson, AT&T, and whatever other legacy western telecom companies? It won't take China long to get to 500M EV's sold, and when they do don't expect them to look anything like the clunkers they're producing now. I'd say 10 years max for them to be killing it in this space.
500Mil is a big stretch given there's a 0.2% chance you will be able to plate a car in China:
Why a licence plate costs more than a car in Shanghai
Huawei's success in the marketplace is geopolitical maneuver by the Chinese government to undercut all other competitors in order gain dominance in the market. They are not inventing any new technologies but merely adhering to existing open standards. Huawei LTE is just as fast as Ericsson LTE , but Huawei is just cheaper to implement.
There's no doubt that China will output a lot of EV's in the coming future akin to what you see in the phone market. However, on a fundamental level, it doesn't change the fact that current EV technology requires specific living conditions, equipment, costs, and effort to run at the same convenience and usability levels at current ICE cars. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't know of any current EV producing car company (besides Tesla) that is developing their own battery and/or motor technology but rather are relying on 3rd parties for those components.
This discussion has gone off the rails.
Nothing to do with Electrify Canada.
I've never understood why ppl care about thread integrity in internet forums. Why does it matter? Two discussions can be had in parallel in one thread, everyone's a big boy.
Why is there in an off-topic forum if it's OK to hijack an informational thread on a specific subject to discuss something having nothing to do with Tesla?
I don't see two discussions in parallel, just squabbling about language with an inaccurate title serving as click-bait.
Just as I was wondering what had happened to Electrify Canada’s promise of installing stations in Canada, it seems they are currently installing a station down in Halton Hills at the Toronto Premium Outlets. 4 stations at this location. (Photos from PlugShare. Link: PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You)
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You go commando?Only installing in locations that sells stuff you don't need (like diesel).