Comment on Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That’s because they’re also heavily subsidizing that industry out of self-interest. That’s the “emerging markets” I mentioned above.

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Which sounds like a good idea for everybody. Maybe other countries should do the same thing.

    I’m no fan of West Taiwan but they’re doing a lot more to decarbonize than most other major economies.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Like always, it’s a great idea, right up until China jacks up the prices after they’ve driven out all the competition and it no longer makes sense to buy them anymore.

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      • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Then maybe western companies can finally compete with them despite being ruled by obligate capitalists.

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  • Amberskin@europe.pub ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They are subsiding the deployment of clean energy sources?

    Good for them. And good for the world.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure, it’s great for everyone, right up until it’s not anymore because they’ve erased the competition and then jacked up the prices to the point that common people can’t afford them, and further driven down workers’ wages in the process.

      Is no one else familiar with the concept of Predatory Pricing?

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  • tyra@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Oh no, a country acts out of self-interest! A concept that is completely foreign to the West 😱 At least their “self-interest“ has cheaper EVs for the rest of the world as a result. What are the coeffects of the US defending their self-interests? Rise in facism? Another genocide?

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Once again, I am not having a pissing match about which country is better, I am discussing the success of electric vehicles from China.

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      • tyra@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Not really? Still saving the climate 🤔

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