[comboy]

Exactly my thoughts. Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Current hybrids pure electric range is laughable.

[johansch]

> Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;)

Maybe here:

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-former-right-ha...

[ckastner]

Or rather from Panasonic. That's where Tesla get's its batteries from.

(Tesla financed the Gigafactory, but it is operated by Panasonic, and they previously bought their lithium-battery cells from Panasonic. This is according to Tesla's own 10-K filings [1,2]).

[1] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459016...

[2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017...

[bgarbiak]

Or from LG: http://www.lgchem.com/global/lg-chem-company/information-cen...

Batteries supply appears to be a solved problem quite soon.

[mywittyname]

The range is probably not China's concern so much as emissions. Even mild hybrids reduce co2 emissions considerably (around a third). That's not accounting for the ability to power accessories without running the engine in gridlocked traffic.

[T-A]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/china-is-...