Chinese EVs are at a different level

I recently visited Beijing, an amazing city btw, and despite all the news I read about cars here, seeing it in person makes me realize how advanced they are truly.

At least half of the cars on the road, including all buses, are EVs. You can easily tell by the color of the license plate. A lot of Teslas, but even more variety of different brands. Interestingly, I didn’t see Kia or Hyundai.

I visited a gigantic shopping mall and there is one floor consists of 10+ EV showrooms. Choosing a car can be difficult here because there are too many options. I was impressed by the options of 3-row SUVs, mostly 6 seaters, all luxurious, which makes Tesla, Rivian look really cheap. Some crazy features I saw:
- You can voice control from OUTSIDE like “open the hood”
- You can customize and design LEGO alike scenes as panel in front of the passenger seat
- You can display words on the tail lights like “you are too close to me!”

I didn’t have much time, so I didn’t try everything out, but in my brief experience with a few cars, the creativity and innovation are simply amazing.

If US allows imports, even with 100% tax, I think they still have competitive advantages, especially high-end SUVs. I am likely going to pick up a Gravity next week, and I feel sad for what my options are in the U.S.