The Long Story with Simon Owens

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Why China will dominate the global electric vehicle market

4/9/2025 • 25 min

My newsletter: https://thelongstory.substack.com/ Earlier this year, China crossed a major milestone when BYD, an electric car company based in its Shaanxi province, surpassed Tesla in total sales. What’s more, most experts believe the country is only at the beginning of its EV dominance. In a recent Washington Post article titled “How China pulled ahead to … Play episode

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