McKinsey and Company, a global consulting firm, produces a number of interesting reports and articles on many industries. Two on electric vehicles can be found at https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and… and https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/expanding-electric-vehicle-adoption-despite-early-growing-pains. These is not a an easy read, even if you are a car nut. Together they portray a careful economic analysis of the electric vehicle industry.
- What part of McKinsey's analysis did you find most surprising? Why was this surprising, and why does this seem to go against what you thought you knew about electric vehicles?
- Different governments at different times have provided both incentives for consumers to purchase electric vehicles, and penalties for the use of internal combustion vehicles (especially in smog-ridden cities). Should a U.S state, or Canadian province, take regulatory action to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles? Why, and specifically, what would you recommend, and how would this serve a public purpose? [Norway, which has significant oil production reserves, has the highest per capita adoption of electric vehicles in the world.]
- Which automaker, other than Tesla, do you think is best positioned to benefit from the shift to electric vehicles, and should be agressively pursuing this market? [Answering this question will likely require a little research beyond what is in the McKinsey article.]