. >> one of hochfeld's main jobs is meeting with chinese government ministries and agencies, catarc, china's automotive technology and research center, is g.i.z.'s main partner on the e-mobility front. catarc also sees a chance for china to be a leader in the emerging market for e-mobile technology. >> we're not far from the international standard when it comes to developing electric cars. we have deficiencies when it comes to classical engineering, but lesser so with electrical technologies. >> thousands of chinese companies are already involved in the e-mobility market. this factory in tianjin makes electric motors. the santroll company has been in the business for a decade. they start out producing accessories for electric cars. then they started making electric motors for bigger vehicles. now the company wants to sell its products abroad. chinese entrepreneurs already have a strong foothold in the e-mobility industry, and china's large consumer market and lack of regulations leave them plenty of room to test new ideas. >> in china, we benefit from being able to try out our produc