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The frenzied growth of electric car production in the Celestial Empire by tens of percent per year has long delighted the supporters of the “green” idea and surprised
“They play dirty here!” Frank Schobbejak’s indignation is very appropriate for the chic spectacle that China is putting on to the delight of the whole world. Indeed, an interesting pattern – once you dig deeper into any of the globalist concepts being imposed on the world, you’re sure to stumble upon a catch of some kind.
This time, strange, disturbing news of soul doubts came from China. From the same China, which for ten years has been demonstrating to the whole world, and first of all to the West, its uncompromising struggle for the environment, which it conducts “without sparing its belly, as a faithful, honest, unfeigned warrior must be .” China is demonstrating with all its might that it is at the forefront of the epic fight against dirty, smelly, mean combustion engine cars.
China produced more than 7 million zero-carbon vehicles in 2022, a 97% increase from 2021. For the eighth year in a row, China has maintained the world’s number one spot in “green” car production and now occupies 26% of the global electric vehicle market.
True, it is not a very cheap pleasure to throw dust in the eyes of all the peoples of the earth. To ensure that people buy something that is completely unnecessary for them, they must be actively stimulated at the national and municipal level.
In some years, subsidies for “green cars” in China have reached astronomical amounts – up to $17,750 for an all-electric or fuel cell car and up to $9,565 for any plug-in hybrid. In 2015 alone, they cost China’s budget $4.5 billion. And this despite the fact that only 331,000 electric vehicles were sold in the country at the time.
With all the might of the Chinese economy, the leadership of the Celestial Empire considered such costs irrational and from January 1, 2023 canceled all (!) Subsidies to both buyers and manufacturers of “progressive” cars. Surprisingly, their revenue growth slowed immediately. Yes, it slowed down so much that already in the summer the government of the republic decided to return the subsidies.
It seems that public money is being spent on a good cause: reducing harmful emissions. The only problem is that cunning journalists recently stumbled upon a huge parking lot near the city of Hangzhou, filled with tens of thousands of relatively new electric vehicles, most of them no older than 2021.
In addition, the number plates and logos of car-sharing company Microcity are displayed on the cars. In other words, they were officially sold and the manufacturer received generous payments for them from the state. When asked by Chinese media, the company replied that the vehicles are still in service. But it was not possible to order a ride from Microcity, because there were no free cars around Hangzhou. Such a detective story.
Since there is no official information about the incident, various rumors are circulating on the web. According to one version, the sale of useless electric vehicles went exclusively through front companies in order to receive subsidies. According to another, cars once sold were later used as spare parts donors, and of course no one cut subsidies.
In any case, one thing is clear. In their pursuit of global appreciation, the Chinese have overestimated the size of their market and the desire of their fellow citizens to buy electric vehicles, even with significant government benefits in mind.
“They play dirty here!” Frank Schobbejak’s indignation is very appropriate for the chic spectacle that China is putting on to the delight of the whole world. Indeed, an interesting pattern – once you dig deeper into any of the globalist concepts being imposed on the world, you’re sure to stumble upon a catch of some kind.
This time, strange, disturbing news of soul doubts came from China. From the same China, which for ten years has been demonstrating to the whole world, and first of all to the West, its uncompromising struggle for the environment, which it conducts “without sparing its belly, as a faithful, honest, unfeigned warrior must be .” China is demonstrating with all its might that it is at the forefront of the epic fight against dirty, smelly, mean combustion engine cars.
China produced more than 7 million zero-carbon vehicles in 2022, a 97% increase from 2021. For the eighth year in a row, China has maintained the world’s number one spot in “green” car production and now occupies 26% of the global electric vehicle market.
True, it is not a very cheap pleasure to throw dust in the eyes of all the peoples of the earth. To ensure that people buy something that is completely unnecessary for them, they must be actively stimulated at the national and municipal level.
In some years, subsidies for “green cars” in China have reached astronomical amounts – up to $17,750 for an all-electric or fuel cell car and up to $9,565 for any plug-in hybrid. In 2015 alone, they cost China’s budget $4.5 billion. And this despite the fact that only 331,000 electric vehicles were sold in the country at the time.
With all the might of the Chinese economy, the leadership of the Celestial Empire considered such costs irrational and from January 1, 2023 canceled all (!) Subsidies to both buyers and manufacturers of “progressive” cars. Surprisingly, their revenue growth slowed immediately. Yes, it slowed down so much that already in the summer the government of the republic decided to return the subsidies.
It seems that public money is being spent on a good cause: reducing harmful emissions. The only problem is that cunning journalists recently stumbled upon a huge parking lot near the city of Hangzhou, packed with tens of thousands of relatively new electric vehicles, most of them no older than 2021.
In addition, the number plates and logos of car-sharing company Microcity are displayed on the cars. In other words, they were officially sold and the manufacturer received generous payments for them from the state. When asked by Chinese media, the company replied that the vehicles are still in service. But it was not possible to order a ride from Microcity, because there were no free cars around Hangzhou. Such a detective story.
Since there is no official information about the incident, various rumors are circulating on the web. According to one version, the sale of useless electric vehicles went exclusively through front companies in order to receive subsidies. According to another, cars once sold were later used as spare parts donors, and of course no one cut subsidies.
In any case, one thing is clear. In their pursuit of global appreciation, the Chinese have overestimated the size of their market and the desire of their fellow citizens to buy electric vehicles, even with significant government benefits in mind.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
