On: Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to...

[robertlagrant]

...through regulation instead of competition.

[mantas → robertlagrant]

Well, China didn’t industrialize through fair competition either. There’s no mythical level playing field.

Regulations is not a problem. The problem is here in europe we ain’t focusing on engineering and manufacturing culturally. Regulations can create a void but do we have what to fill it with?

[FirmwareBurner → robertlagrant]

But competition is hard, just ask Boeing. Paying politicians you golf with to make laws favoring you is easier.

[robertlagrant → FirmwareBurner]

I agree - assuming the state can oversee this despite lack of expertise and being bribeable is never going to go well!