Electric Vehicles and the Chinese Energy Revolution

Electric Vehicles and the Chinese Energy Revolution

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 767 , Segment 4

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Episode: Tillerson Out, Best Time to Have a Heart Attack, Breast Cancer Genetics Testing

  • Mar 13, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 18:11 mins

Guest: Micheal Austin, Vice President, BYD America Beijing, China traffic is legendary, as is its air pollution. Chinese President Xi Jinping is working to address both and has called for an “energy revolution” in China that includes incentives for buying electric vehicles. In fact, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles is a Chinese company you’ve likely never heard of. You probably thought Tesla was the biggest, but actually it’s a company called BYD. What's on the horizon for electric vehicles, especially in China?