Wan Gang’s word carries weight in the car industry. In the 1990s, he worked at Audi in research and development. In China, he first founded the Institute for Hydrogen Technology at Tongji University and later became president of the university. The high point of his career to date was his work as Minister of Science and Technology from 2007 to 2018, where he was instrumental in the rapid expansion of electromobility. Trade magazines also call him the „father of the electric car.“