Quote from: heffeque on April 04, 2025, 11:57:07And Xiaomi isn't resting on their laurels either.
They merely started later, but if they continue like this, they'll catch up in no time.
Traditional brands will have to get up to date (or ask their governments for extra-strong tariffs).
A harsh winter or a record breaking summer is all you need for those EV vehicles to get in hot water problems.
Traditional brands dont have to do anything, other than not being shitty (like Stellantis) in order to keep going.
Articles like this love spinning EV vehicles and making propaganda for them, but they are impractical. Charging times, carrying around a huge heavy battery, being affected by how much power you need to use to power your engine & the safety issues when one of those batteries gets in a crash are some of the incoveniences they have in the name of "Climate Change". Just look how the electric scooter wave ended in China. It was called a revolution a decade ago and now they have tons of those sitting in junkyards
Japanese brands & South Korean ones I think took the best approach: A hybrid design where you take the best of both worlds, winning advantages at each side.