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Tesla plans to produce electric car chargers in China, document shows

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Reuters
By Yilei Sun, Brenda Goh

BEIJING, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc plans to start manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) chargers in China in 2021, according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities by the U.S. firm which is seeking to expand sales in the world’s biggest car market.

Tesla, which now sells its Model 3 electric cars in China and plans to deliver its Model Y sport utility vehicles in 2021, plans to invest 42 million yuan ($6.4 million) in a new factory to make the chargers, also known as charging piles, near its car plant in Shanghai, the document seen by Reuters said.

China, which offers hefty subsidies for electric vehicles as it seeks to cut down on pollution from petrol or diesel cars, has been expanding its nationwide network of charging points, one of the biggest challenges to encouraging adoption of EVs.

Full article: https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-electric-china-idUKL1N2IB18I
 
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Too bad his greed outweighs any patriotism he may be accidentally carrying in some remote corner of his brain.
 
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Governments only interfere in free markets like vehicles when they want to force change that otherwise wouldn’t happen. So without legislation against ICEs, excessive taxes on their fuels and financial incentives for choosing a BEV, those vehicles would be greeted with far less enthusiasm and change would happen more slowly.

I have to wonder how many buyers will embrace BEVs knowing that eventually they will have to pay for all the taxes now being paid by ICE users. There is no free lunch on energy and the people who control it.
 
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