Inside China’s EV Graveyard: Journalist Debunks Allegations Against Carmakers via InsideEVs
Recently, a YouTuber alleged that Chinese carmakers were overproducing electric cars to obtain government subsidies and beef up sales figures. Shanghai-based auto expert Mark Rainford has quashed these allegations after visiting the so-called Chinese EV graveyard.stemmed from drone footage of an EV cemetery near Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province, shared by YouTuber Winston Sterzel. He claimed that over 10,000 Neta V models were rotting away in a field.
The cars aren’t new, as they have aftermarket seat covers, floor mats, and junk lying in the storage spaces, as per Rainford. The previous video showcased untouched plastic seat covers, so some EVs might have been new when they were driven to these fields. Moreover, an EV called BAIC BJEV EC3 accounts for the majority of the units seen on the field. It's a small electric hatchback primarily used for ride-sharing purposes.led to abandoned EVs. Following a brief craze for rental e-bikes in China, ride-sharing services witnessed a similar trend. Customers could find rental EVs using an app, unlock them digitally, and then drive away, said Rainford.
But on China’s city roads, public transportation is generally faster, which might have partially contributed to the failure of ride-sharing companies, as per Rainford.The Chinese ride-sharing business models were asset-heavy, and arduous to administer, which might explain why so many of them failed, leaving behind hundreds of abandoned EVs. Moreover, taxis are cheaper in China, and the lack of unified parking spaces made renting these EVs inconvenient.
China’s EV space boomed after 2016 and the newer models are naturally more sophisticated, compared to the lackluster EC3. BAIC offered the electric hatchback initially with a 20-kilowatt-hour battery and later increased the capacity to 30 kWh. It had a range of 112 miles, but later it improved, claimed Rainford.
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