How did the Chinese automaker become such a dominant force in the EV industry? And, perhaps more importantly, can it stay that way?
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If you had to pinpoint the moment the global automotive landscape shifted, when its center of gravity settled on China for the first time, a good guess would be March 29, 2020 — the day the Chinese automaker BYD Auto introduced its Blade battery.
Given the timing — in the early and chaotic days of the pandemic — not many observers took full stock of the Blade. And something as technical as a more efficient battery design could hardly compete with the subsequent headlines about the
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