Tesla: Electrical Car Factory in China
Thomas Neumann
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Electrical Car Production
China raises the tariff for imported cars. So what does a company do? It begins plans to produce within China to be exempt from these tariffs. Who is leading the global electrical car market? China is leading the race and everyone else is still behind. According to (ICCT) China accounts for half the world's production and sales of electrical cars,
Tesla plans to make up to 500 000 electrical vehicles per year after the completion of the new factory planned in Shanghai. This will be its first factory outside the U.S..
Millions are being spent on battery technology. At the moment Tesla's supercharger can refill a model X with up to 565 kilometers in 30 minutes. Bp a British multinational oil and gas giant has invested in an Israeli battery startup StoreDot. Bp has invested $20 million into StoreDoton the technology of a car battery that can charge in 5 minutes. This technology will most likely be in phones before cars.
Quality Made in China
China is the world’s largest auto market. It is also the world’s largest market for electric vehicles. Despite it’s late start it has taken only a mere four years to become the largest global market for electric vehicles. In 2017 alone the annual sales were about 1.2 million units. Electrical cars must make up at least 10% of an automaker’s output by the year 2019. China aims to have 100% electric vehicles by the year 2030.
As mentioned in an earlier blog ?Made in China“ used to mean cheap. The term ?Made in China“ has been evolving to mean quality- quality at a competitive price.
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