2024年4月18日
Mark O’Neill
EJ Insight
Germany fears white ships bringing Chinese EVs
In 1853, Japanese called the four American warships sent to force them to allow foreign trade "black ships", from the black smoke belching from their coal-fired engines. They symbolised a change which the Japanese had no choice but to make.
Now Germans are starting to use the same term – white ships, this time – to describe the giant vessels used BYD to transport its electric cars to Europe. The first, BYD Explorer No 1, left Shenzhen for Europe in January carrying 7,000 vehicles. It is the first auto carrier built in a Chinese yard exclusively to export Chinese vehicles. ...
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