Ma Kai, Moray Callum, Uwe Ellinghaus.

“There’s still a long way to go before China becomes globally competitive in new-energy vehicles.”

Ma Kai, Vice Premier of China, refers to a lack of charging infrastructure in particular, which he urges the country to address as quickly as possible.
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“Tesla has proven what a lot of people thought was not possible without 50 years of experience building cars.”

Words of praise from Ford’s senior design executive Moray Callum, who further acknowledged the Californian’s potential to not only change the way cars are made but also to convince people to buy into what Cullum refers to as a “science project.”
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“The MSRP was, indeed, a mouthful. We overestimated that customers would realize our competitors were naked at that price.”

Cadillac marketing chief Uwe Ellinghaus (finally) admits that 75,000-dollar for the ELR – essentially a pretty pimped Chevy Volt – was a bit much to swallow. Desperate dealers in New York now offer discounts of up to 35 percent.
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