China Has Whole Towns Focused Entirely on Making Electric Cars - 2019 - Bloomberg

- At least 20 ‘EV Towns’ rising to boost manufacturing, research
- Industrial plan comes as car sales crater, EV sector flooded

"Shunde is one of at least 20 electric-centric versions of Detroit under construction as China goes all-in on a technology projected to sell in record numbers this year. President Xi Jinping wants the nation’s 500 electric car makers to be magnets for ancillary industries as he pushes to build a manufacturing superpower by 2025...

- At least 20 ‘EV Towns’ rising to boost manufacturing, research
- Industrial plan comes as car sales crater, EV sector flooded

"Shunde is one of at least 20 electric-centric versions of Detroit under construction as China goes all-in on a technology projected to sell in record numbers this year. President Xi Jinping wants the nation’s 500 electric car makers to be magnets for ancillary industries as he pushes to build a manufacturing superpower by 2025...