Chuck Darwin<p>On a recent Monday, when a generically named Chinese ship called the Explorer No. 1 docked in the German North Sea port of Bremerhaven, it may have inaugurated a new era in the global economy.</p><p>The Explorer No. 1 will soon be carrying 7,000 BYD vehicles on every voyage, and where China’s young and technologically innovative car giant is concerned, that’s just for starters. </p><p>The company is expected to be operating eight ships like the Explorer No. 1 within the next two years.</p><p>BYD’s export push has forced Europe to quickly work its way through the shock that its car makers have experienced recently as they have watched BYD and a plethora of other Chinese auto manufacturers ramp up design and production of the products of the future. </p><p>This has helped the Europeans move past denial and begin grappling with a fundamentally altered landscape. </p><p>That does not mean they have found a solution for Chinese competition in this sector. </p><p>Simply put, no one has.</p><p>In terms of immediate tactics, the answer for now in Europe seems to be the pursuit of radical cost savings in the making of automobiles. </p><p>Unlike in the United States, small cars dominate the European market. China’s new offerings are attractive<br><a href="https://qoshe.com/foreign-policy/howard-w-french/china-s-global-ev-domination-is-just-beginning/170914694" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">qoshe.com/foreign-policy/howar</span><span class="invisible">d-w-french/china-s-global-ev-domination-is-just-beginning/170914694</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SUV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUV</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pickup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pickup</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/exported" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exported</span></a></p>