Another interesting element of this story is that essentially all of the EVs selling in Nepal are Chinese.
The same thing is happening in Uruguay, where as of April, 17% of the new vehicles sold were EVs. Every one of the top 10 brands and models was Chinese, with BYD in the lead and Dongfeng a distant second. These places don't have their own EV or ICEV manufacturing, and they don't have the anti-Chinese-EV tariff barriers that the US and Europe have put up. So Chinese EVs are competing strictly on their merits. China's automakers seem to be blasting ahead in EV features, range, and price. I don't know about parts, service, and reliability. In just 15 years, we've seen some major inflection points in EVs. These include the introduction of the Mitsubishi Imiev, Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe, and Tesla S (2010-12), and the Tesla 3 (2017). I think that we may be standing at the threshold of another EV leap. The oil business, some governments, and some traditional automakers will no doubt do all they can to hold it down. We'll see who wins. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. -- Edward R Murrow = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
