After that come Volkswagen, BYD and Hyundai.
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An example is General Motors (GM).
GM was there all the way back in the late 1990s with its ground-breaking EV1.
These little cars, loved by their owners, showed how an all-electric future could look.
In the process, EV1s became the star of theirown documentary.
But while it achieves this, it has been plagued with battery issues.
But as a result, production of new Boltsis currently suspendeduntil late January.
Given that President Bidenrecently credited GMwith leadingthe industry in EV manufacture, this surely raises eyebrows.
Toyota isreportedly alsoteaming up with Chinas BYD to launch a US$30,000 EV in 2022.
The German giantis spendingsome 35 billion (29 billion) on the sector.
It aims to narrow the gap to double in 2022.
You end up with cars withless range on the batteryand often less space inside.
Fortunately for Nissan and its alliance partner Renault, they already have such a bespoke EV platform.
Again, Nissan ticks this box.
