Quote Originally Posted by llan bluebird View Post
The electric MG is exactly what I was eluding to, everywhere. If you take automomous driving out, its just a glorifeid milk float.

The Japanese owned the Cathode Ray Tube TV market from the 80 to the early 2000's but hung on too long to them, then the Koreans through LG and Samsung can charging through with LED,LCD's and Plasma and the Japanese have never really recovered. TV's are relatively cheap nowadays and generally either of those two makes.

No reason why UK PLC couldn't make batteries and assemble cars pretty quickly here.
There may be a number of reasons why UK PLC is unable to grasp the opportunity you suggest.

Firstly, the failure of BritishVolt and the unwillingness of UK PLC to intervene may act as a disincentive to other potential market entrants. Nissan has invested in both a production plant and a battery manufacturer which seems a more stable platform.

British start-ups may be uncompetitive. As you said earlier the rush to green in the US is being driven by Biden's massive subsidies and incentives to manufacture in the US. The EU is sure to follow suit. There is every chance that the UK will be squeezed out both on price and capital whilst both economic superpowers protect and take advantage of their vast internal markets. It is also possible that British engineering talent and ingenuity will be plundered by those markets for our loss and their profit.

There is a significant force in the UK politic and media that sees the transition to green as a threat not an opportunity. We get a flavour of that resistance on here regularly.

In the midst of this the Tory govt is rushing headlong to burn as much EU derived regulation as possible with little inkling what to put in its place. The further that regulation diverts from that supporting the EU single market the more frictional the trade barriers become and the more unlikely that start up electronic car manufacturers will have a viable business plan. Perhaps we can flog them to Australia and New Zealand.