Chinese companies across the electric vehicle supply chain said lower costs and technological leadership would help them secure western deals despite geopolitical tensions and security concerns.
Companies producing everything from EV chassis and autonomous driving software to the cobalt and nickel used in batteries are hoping to find overseas partners, despite US and European angst over the rise of China as a technological superpower.
Paul Li, founder of Chinese electric vehicle parts supplier U-Power, claims working with the country’s EV sector, which is by far the world’s biggest, can mean foreign companies developing cars years faster than they have traditionally and reducing costs by as much as half.