山寨 Tesla 于中国诞生
模仿是人类进步的阶梯?



随著 Tesla 在全球掀起电动汽车热潮,一向有「山寨传统」的中国制造业也开始滋生新的萌芽。考虑到高额的进口车关税,一台 Tesla 在中国的售价高达近百万,普通消费群体就算很想尝试电动汽车,也没有足够的经济实力去实现;再加上国内廉价的劳动力基础,相对简化的供应链,以及宽松的知识产权生态系统,「中国特斯拉」的出现并不让人意外。图中的「游侠 X」电动汽车,便是「山寨」车型中最具代表性的一个。无论是流线型的轿跑车轮廓,还是中控台巨大的触控显示屏,无不让人联想到 Tesla Model S 的招牌设计。根据官方数据显示,这台车的百公里加速时间为 5.5 秒,最大马力为 348hp,而最多人关心的售价预计将会比 Tesla 便宜近 10 万元。对于这种现象,知名杂志《WIRED》也做出了深入的探讨,果真威到出国际,感兴趣的朋友可点击这里阅读完整内容。
Ironically, Tesla likely helped jumpstart the clone war. The company’s pro-environment stance and full disclosure policy regarding proprietary tech has been the catalyst. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit last year, Musk explained the logic behind sharing his bulging patent portfolio with the rest of the auto industry. “Real environmental benefits will only happen if the big car companies make risky decisions to make electric vehicles,” he said. “I hope they do. We’ll try to be as helpful as we can.”