Because Chinese means it was built poorly and is unsafe. That’s why. We have decades of experience with them building shit.
Try the slate truck.
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s been years that I’ve been saying that europe and america fucked up big time with EVs. I am a middle class person who wants to buy an electric car. What are my alternatives? Either a +40k € car from the traditional brands that offers me the bare minimum in battery capacity or a BYD that costs under 30k offering me something acceptable. Now, why should I not pick up byd? Because it’s chinese? Well, don’t want me to buy chinese? Then fucking make a car people can afford?
In europe, for an electric car of a non chinese brand it’s either 40k for the bare minimum, or +60k for the luxury segment that I can’t afford anyway.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
dwazou@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
[deleted]SaltSong@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
That’s the Chinese quality insurance system.
That only applies of the quality of the product hurts Chinese people. Cheap mass market crap for westerners isn’t gonna be held to such standards.
ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Reacting extremely violently to public fuck ups is not the same as a robust safety culture and inspection process.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Try the slate truck.
It doesn’t exist yet. I’ll believe the price when I can buy it.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I keep hearing that for all new EVs you practically pay 20K for the batteries alone. No idea if that is actually cost or just extortion.