China is winning the EV race

During our time in China I’ve been amazed by the number of EVs on the roads. Nearly every car you see is rocking a green license plate, signifying it’s powered by electricity.

There’s two big driving factors behind the Chinese EV push. First off, getting vehicle registration is much faster in some cities if you are registering an EV. It can be a difference of waiting a year or more for a gas car versus a few months for an EV.

The other contributing factor is the domestic car manufacturing industry. There are a massive number of domestic car brands, including offerings from electronics giants like Huawei and Xiaomi. These cars are good to, much better than what country’s like the US are able to offer, not to mention more affordable as well. It makes the automotive industry in the US look like prehistoric times.