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BrightDrop Died in America, While China Made Electric Vans Normal

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BrightDrop Died in America, While China Made Electric Vans Normal Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I see BrightDrop vans regularly in Vancouver. That is one of the many small pleasures of living in a city that functions as a pocket of the future. Battery buses show up before they are common elsewhere. Heat pumps are ordinary. Public charging is part of the...
The article highlights a significant challenge faced by Western companies in competing with Chinese manufacturers in the clean logistics market. Factors such as higher prices, lack of infrastructure, and more efficient Chinese alternatives have led to the failure of GM's electric delivery van, BrightDrop. The article suggests that China has an advantage due to its ability to rapidly scale clean logistics solutions, outcompeting Western companies on both environmental and economic fronts. This ra...