2023-09-04 03:00:00
Straight as an I, arms behind his back in his navy blue suit, Wan Gang observes with seriousness the luxurious white electric sedan which sits in front of him, in the center of the podium of the Chinese car brand Nio. Face hidden behind a surgical mask – health protocol obliges in this month of September 2021 – what is the 69-year-old Chinese bureaucrat thinking, present in the city of Hainan for the inauguration of the third World New Energy Vehicles Congress? The one who is nicknamed the father of the electric car does not display a smile, but must savor the moment. Between 2007 and 2018, this engineer, who worked for the Volkswagen group, worked tirelessly as minister of science and technology to develop China’s status from a major industrial country to that of a major industrial power. His main idea: to develop an automotive industry centered around electric mobility. A daring bet, now regarding to pay off.
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