China’s tech companies could significantly transform the market for electric cars in the coming years, according to a German specialist who monitors the industry. “It looks like we are witnessing the biggest transformation in the industry,” Ferdinand Dudenhöffer said in a recent study on China, the world’s largest car market. Companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi, initially known abroad as makers of smartphones, are driving this shift, in his view. These tech companies are developing vehicles with car manufacturers and supply the software that is crucial for intelligent cars, said Dudenhöffer, p…