Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car
ToadOfHypnosis@lemmy.world 6 days agoI am union so don’t misunderstand the comment, but doesn’t BYD rely heavily on terribly paid non-union labor to reach it’s price advantage?
Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car
ToadOfHypnosis@lemmy.world 6 days agoI am union so don’t misunderstand the comment, but doesn’t BYD rely heavily on terribly paid non-union labor to reach it’s price advantage?
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
No, it relies on massive automation. Similary their solar industry etc
For example
theenergymix.com/automation-not-cheap-labour-driv…
tehn00bi@lemmy.world 6 days ago
It brings up a valid point. Assembly line manufacturing will soon require massive automation lines to remain profitable, and without massive government assistance in not just money, but education and training, these kinds of automation factories will likely never be fully realized here.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 6 days ago
They don’t need any government assistance, they just need to take the millions they pay out to stakeholders, and invest them into automation. The money is there, just being handed out to a few people. Why should the government pay for something that sits on tons of cash but won’t use it?