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China’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s most popular electric car maker (www.straitstimes.com)
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[-] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

If only we could buy their stuff.

[-] M500@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

I think I read that the US is considering tariffs or something to basically raise the cost of these cars for US consumers.

[-] schizoidman@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

There is already an effective 27.5% tariffs on cars made in China. They are still considering to raise it higher.

[-] M500@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

Well I do t live in the US anymore and there are Chinese cars where I live. Additionally electric cars are just starting to hit the roads here, so hopefully, when my wife and o get a car, we can get an electric one.

[-] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Also not American but yeah.

Free market. But not really. Govt will meddle when it suits

[-] jmiller@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

US I assume? We do get their buses and Semis. Have for years. So maybe we'll get cars too? I won't hold my breath though. I think we'll count ourselves lucky if we get Nissans made in China once that plant opens.

[-] jaschen@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 10 months ago

I don't wanna be that guy, but BYD are not only garbage tofu cars, they are also HEAVILY subsidized by the CCP in an effort to dump on the competition.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

So basically like Teslas?

[-] jaschen@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 10 months ago

You don't understand the amount of dumping they are doing. The CCP is intentionally putting the competition out of business so one day they can own the market. They already did this with solar panels.

[-] RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

They might be many things, but garbage is definitely not one of them. I can tell you are from the US and haven't seen any Chinese cars up close. They make the US cars look ancient!

[-] jaschen@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

I'm not from the US. I'm in Taiwan and China. They are garbage cars. Teslas are also garbage cars.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

You can easily smell their fragile masculinity by the use of the term "tofu" as an insult.

[-] Dmian@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Most electric buses here in Madrid are BYD. I’ve yet to see any of their road cars on the road. Their cheapest model is 36k€.

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

teen libtards who likes to suck Elon Musk's balls will spread a lot of hate on X after this news

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Good. Let's see if Tesla buckles or spins out Musk.

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