Where are the young shoots of the electric car? Among the many companies to have followed in Tesla’s wake in recent years, some are already no longer quite start-ups: the Chinese Nio , Xpeng or Li Auto started to deliver cars. They are now well established, at least in their country. Others succeed in raising significant funding, but have not yet delivered a single vehicle: this is the case of the American Lucid, Fisker , Canoo , Faraday Future or Rivian. Some look pretty bad, like Nikola , Byton and Lordstown. When they just haven’t thrown in the towel, like Dyson .
One thing is certain, the auto industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, considered incredible just 10 years ago. “The landscape was then frozen for decades,” recalls economist Fabien Neuvy, specialist in the sector. “It seemed impossible to create a new manufacturer, because the complexity of heat engines constituted a real barrier to entry. In addition, at the time nobody believed in the electric car ”.