{"id":374956,"date":"2025-04-13T18:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T16:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=374956"},"modified":"2025-04-13T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T16:56:58","slug":"only-four-electric-car-manufacturers-worldwide-are-making-a-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=374956","title":{"rendered":"Only Four Electric Car Manufacturers Worldwide Are Making A Profit!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing the World of Tesla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From NoTrickZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0P Gosselin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany\u2019s\u00a0Blackout News here reports<\/a>\u00a0that only 4 electric car manufacturers world wide are managing to make a profit, three of which are Chinese: BYD, Li Auto and Seres. And all the rest \u201care struggling to survive.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only four electric car manufacturers are managing to make a profit. Image generated by Grok AI.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChinese brands are increasingly taking the lead in the global market. More than 120 brands are competing in the electromobility segment,\u201d reports Blackout News<\/a>. \u201cMany benefit from low production costs and massive government support. BYD is expanding aggressively, including in Europe, and is becoming a real threat to Tesla.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tesla still leads with an operating margin of 7.2 percent, but its growth has stagnated. China\u2019s BYD is expanding aggressively and benefiting from innovation and government support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many other manufacturers, especially start-ups such as Lucid Motors and Rivian, are posting high losses. Traditional car manufacturers are also under pressure as electrification incurs high costs. The EU is forcing the switch to e-mobility by 2035, which increases the pressure to adapt. The future of the electric car market depends on innovation, scaling and political framework conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If left to the free-market forces and consumer wishes, electric cars would fare very poorly. Few people really want them, and they really are neither good for the environment nor the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Germany\u2019s\u00a0Blackout News here reports\u00a0that only 4 electric car manufacturers world wide are managing to make a profit, three of which are Chinese: BYD, Li Auto and Seres. 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