「There is really only one company that is a leader in battery
manufacturing and automobile
manufacturing」
Q: Right – but what did you look at to reach that
view?
Li Lu: There are a lot of people who have worked over 100 years
making great cars. The technology for building a traditional car
has been refined enough to where it can be learned in a short
period. The place we are still seeing a curve of continuous rapid
improvement is with the batteries for cars. Whoever is leading the
charge will have a major advantage. There is really only one
company that is a leader in battery manufacturing and automobile
manufacturing. There is only one company. To put this together you
need a Ford to put that together. So far those two elements need to
be put together. It is not an easy
process.