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What Can the West Learn from China’s EV Disruptors?

What Can the West Learn from China’s EV Disruptors?

Update: 2025-09-30
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China's electric vehicle manufacturers are changing the game with seamless ecosystems that blend digital and physical production – and they're scaling without friction. This week, the Zero100 team explores how companies like BYD and Xiaomi are producing high-quality EVs faster and cheaper than Western competitors, and breaks down the operating lessons every supply chain leader needs to know. Featuring: Principal Analysts Suzanne Lindsay and Jenna Fink, and VP, Research Kelly Coutinho. 

  • The three waves of China’s EV innovation (00:51
  • How robotics help Xiaomi produce 1,000 cars a day with just 2,000 workers (02:28
  • Unpacking BYD's battery advantage (04:26
  • How STEM talent powers China's automotive transformation (06:03 )  
  • Understanding China’s EV glut and export strategy (08:54 )  
  • What Western supply chains can learn from China’s “seamless scale” approach (12:10 )

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What Can the West Learn from China’s EV Disruptors?

What Can the West Learn from China’s EV Disruptors?