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Chinese “Tesla clone” starts around $26,000
For better or for worse, Tesla’s presence in China has resulted in quite a bit of what you might call “technology transfer.” One example of this the emergence of “Tesla clones”—vehicles that are “inspired” by Tesla’s designs, as Electrek’s Fred Lambert puts it.
Chinese automaker Xpeng, which has begun selling EVs in Europe, copied Tesla’s vehicle user interface, and apparently even some parts of its web site at one point. The US automaker is involved in a lawsuit against a former employee whom it has accused of stealing information about its Autopilot system.
Now state-owned automaker Changan Automobile has launched a new EV that bears more than a passing resemblance to Tesla’s Model 3—and is selling at a fraction of the price.
Read the whole story on chargedevs.com