{"id":10967,"date":"2023-07-29T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/battery-power-how-china-could-take-charge-of-the-electric-vehicle-market\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:37:41","slug":"battery-power-how-china-could-take-charge-of-the-electric-vehicle-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/battery-power-how-china-could-take-charge-of-the-electric-vehicle-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery power: how China could take charge of the electric vehicle market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The country\u2019s manufacturers are starting to dominate not just sales charts, but also supply chains for crucial materials<\/p>\n

If you bought an electric vehicle in the UK this year, there\u2019s a good chance it was an MG4. The fully electric hatchback, which launched in 2022, sold 5,200 units in the first three months of this year, the second-best selling EV behind Tesla\u2019s Model Y.<\/p>\n

With prices starting at about \u00a327,000, it is also substantially cheaper than the Tesla at \u00a345,000. And while MG is one of Britain\u2019s most famous car brands \u2013 with a century of carmaking in Birmingham until MG Rover\u2019s 2005 collapse<\/a> \u2013 the secret to its newfound success comes from China. Since 2007, the company has been owned, and the cars made, by SAIC, China\u2019s largest carmaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nThe country\u2019s manufacturers are starting to dominate not just sales charts, but also supply chains for crucial materials
\nIf you bought an electric vehicle in the UK this year, there\u2019s a good chance it was an MG4. The fully electric hatchback, which launched in 2022, sold 5,200 units in the first three months of this year, the second-best selling EV behind Tesla\u2019s Model Y.
\nWith prices starting at about \u00a327,000, it is also substantially cheaper than the Tesla at \u00a345,000. And while MG is one of Britain\u2019s most famous car brands \u2013 with a century of carmaking in Birmingham until MG Rover\u2019s 2005 collapse \u2013 the secret to its newfound success comes from China. Since 2007, the company has been owned, and the cars made, by SAIC, China\u2019s largest carmaker. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The country\u2019s manufacturers are starting to dominate not just sales charts, but also supply chains for crucial materials If you bought an electric vehicle in the UK this year, there\u2019s a good chance it was an MG4. The fully electric hatchback, which launched in 2022, sold 5,200 units in the first three months of this …<\/p>\n

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