If you were wondering why Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are dominating the electric vehicle production, here are a few reasons
University Engineering graduates per year
China 1.3- 1.6 million
USA 120- 150 thousand
Australia 12-22 thousand ,half of them from overseas
China produces over 80% of the world's lithium batteries cells
China refines and purifies 80% of the world's lithium and other minerals that go into battery cell production including cobalt, nickel, magnesium,and phosphate
The battery in an electric vehicle is by far the single most expensive item in an electric vehicle
China produces 70% of the world's steel ,steel is the commonly used material in the manufacture of cars
China refines and purifies over 90% of the rare earth elements that are needed to make the magnets that are used in the production of electric motors and are used in small amounts in battery cell production
Chinese supply chains are located locally usually within a 100 km radius
Many of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are extremely vertically integrated meaning that most of the parts that go into the vehicles are made in house
Many use megacastings, a relatively new process to cast the front and rear of of the vehicles in one piece,a process developed by Tesla and IDRA
Apart from Tesla, Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers have the largest % of robotic assemblers and automation in there facilities and factories that can work 24/7
The human labour force in Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers factories is kept to a minimum even though Chinese labour compared to Western labour is much cheaper, robotic assemblers and automation is cheaper and better than human labour
Chinese engineers working in Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers never stop innovating and making improvements to there vehicles and adding new features
BYD alone has 120,000 enginneers working on R and D  research and development within its industry
The Chinese Government has been right behind the world's transition to electric land transportation from the very beginning ,some of China's biggest electric vehicle manufacturers are state owned and operated
BYD owns and operates 9 massive roll on roll off vehicle carrying ships used to export electric vehicles around the world, they can carry between 6,500 to 9,500 vehicles each and can do many trips per year
There are about 80 million new vehicles made in a normal year although this year that number could drop to slightly
This year China will make around 33 million vehicles which is significant potionof the world's vehicles,
China mostly makes electric and could export close to 12 million this year. Forecast only
According to Michael Dunne China exported
1,000,000 vehicles in 2020
12,000,000 vehicles in 2026 forecast
I believe that electrification of all land transportation is inevitable and that the 10 biggest electric vehicles manufacturers in the world will be Tesla and 9 Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers in the coming years and that most legacy internal combustion engine vehicle manufacturers will become obsolete

lee wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2026 at 3:50pm:


i think they are losing domestic sales and gaining international sales.

Watch oil prices drop, if the Chinese adopt electric vehicles instead of petrol powered vehicles.

I wonder if China 🇨🇳 is suffering a shortage of Oil, etc from the straggling of Hormuz?
...if so, would Xi consider an alternative solution of taking back Siberia for the Yellow man and reap the resources there?
Russia 🇷🇺  can't fight on two fronts.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 4^th, 2026 at 4:21pm:


Zelensky stronk 

In several cities across China, giant billboards and digital screens that once featured celebrities, luxury brands, and entertainment advertisements are now being used to highlight another group of public figures: scientists. Large portraits of scientists such as Qian Xuesen, Tu Youyou, and Yuan Longping have appeared on public screens, turning ordinary city spaces into displays celebrating scientific achievement.
The campaign reportedly began in Shandong and later spread to places including Anhui, Henan, and Inner Mongolia. The portraits have attracted public attention, with some people stopping to take photographs alongside the scientists’ images. What might seem like a simple change in advertising reflects a broader idea about the people a society chooses to put in the spotlight.
Qian Xuesen, often associated with China’s early aerospace and missile programs, became an important figure in the country’s space ambitions. Tu Youyou received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work that contributed to the development of an effective treatment for malaria. Yuan Longping became internationally known for his work on hybrid rice and his efforts to improve food production.
The contrast with celebrity advertising is striking. Instead of promoting entertainment, fashion, or commercial products, these enormous screens are being used to celebrate people whose work has contributed to science, medicine, agriculture, and technology.

tallowood wrote on Sep 4^th, 2026 at 5:04pm: