[derda]

Coming from a country whos economy is basically build around cars (Germany) I am baffled by this also. Especially when they think that they can do everything in-house. All the big car companys rely on a ton of suppliers for all kinds of stuff (ranging from drivetrain, to software from ECUs). This means they dont have to worry about a lot of stuff and can basically act as big-time system integrators.

[erikpukinskis]

Similarly, I don’t understand why so many people think ICE manufacturers will be able to effortlessly build electric vehicle lines. You can’t just use the same suppliers and infrastructure.