「There is really only one company that is a leader in batterymanufacturing and automobilemanufacturing」
Q: Right – but what did you look at to reach thatview? Li Lu: There are a lot of people who have worked over 100 yearsmaking great cars. The technology for building a traditional carhas been refined enough to where it can be learned in a shortperiod. The place we are still seeing a curve of continuous rapidimprovement is with the batteries for cars. Whoever is leading thecharge will have a major advantage. There is really only onecompany that is a leader in battery manufacturing and automobilemanufacturing. There is only one company. To put this together youneed a Ford to put that together. So far those two elements need tobe put together. It is not an easyprocess.