We Visited China – Its EVs Are Taking Over The World

/ April 16, 2025

From InsideEVs.

China continues to absolutely smoke the U.S. when it comes to electric vehicles. You’ve probably read this 100 times before – but have you actually seen how? We went to China to find out exactly how they’re winning, and if we can catch up.

In just the last five years or so, the world’s biggest automotive market has gone from being a buyer and local maker of Western cars to being a producer of class-leading electric cars. With brands like BYD, Xpeng, Nio and the rest, China is producing EVs with exceptional range, performance and software integration, often at much lower prices than their foreign competitors.

There are a lot of reasons why that happened. Many critics point to China’s labor practices and what’s often described as unfair export policies. But that’s only part of the story. Thanks to a combination of government subsidies, intense internal competition, a laser focus on innovation and simply knowing their buyers better than anyone else, China’s auto sector has gotten legitimately good. And now the rest of the world has to take it seriously.

In this documentary, we’re to talk about China: where it’s at in the automotive race in late 2024, where it’s headed next and why it’s far from invincible.

I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked
https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/

Billions In U.S. EV Projects Just Stalled, As China Speeds Ahead
https://insideevs.com/news/755658/america-ev-boom-hits-a-wall/

BYD’s 5-Minute EV Charging Breakthrough, Explained
https://insideevs.com/features/754248/byd-cadillac-podcast-plugged-in-16/

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00:00 – Introduction
00:34 – Nio House
01:54 – Nio Background
02:20 – Chinese EV Sales
02:50 – Nio ES6 Review
03:50 – Battery Swapping
04:26 – Beijing Auto Show Recap
05:30 – Zeekr Review
06:16 – Chinese EV Pricing
06:50 – China vs USA

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