演讲者强调，要击败中国公司，需要一种“截然不同的方法”，这种方法不仅仅是看车辆产量，也不仅仅是提供给客户的价格。他们认为，尽管最终每个人都会推出价格实惠的电动汽车，但关键因素是业务的可持续性。举例来说，以3万美元的价格出售一辆电动汽车，而其制造成本却高达5万美元；这种模式，尽管提供了“平价”产品，却是不可持续的。演讲者对此观点深表认同，指出每辆车亏损数万美元出售，绝对是不可持续的，并且表明这是一种根本上存在缺陷的商业模式。

The speaker emphasizes that beating Chinese companies requires a "completely different approach" that goes beyond just the number of vehicles produced or the price offered to customers. They argue that while everyone will eventually offer affordable EVs, the critical factor is business sustainability. An example given is selling an EV for $30,000 that costs $50,000 to manufacture; such a model, despite offering an "affordable" product, is unsustainable. The speaker strongly agrees with this point, stating that selling a vehicle at a multi-ten-thousand-dollar loss per unit is definitely not sustainable and indicates a fundamentally flawed business model.