The ‘godfather of EVs’ explains why China is winning the race to go electric — and why hybrids are a ‘fool’s errand’
By Tom Carter, Business Insider
The man often known as the “godfather of EVs” has a warning for automakers thinking of ditching electric vehicles for hybrids.
Andy Palmer, a former Aston Martin CEO and Nissan exec, told Business Insider that delaying transitioning to EVs in favor of selling hybrids was a “fool’s errand” and warned that automakers doing so risked falling even further behind Chinese EV companies.