Comment on Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 day agoWhich 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.
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.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Then maybe western companies can finally compete with them despite being ruled by obligate capitalists.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
By then they’ll be decades behind in development, not to mention competing with slave wages. There’s no way.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So the Chinese tech will still be cheaper.
Gee, maybe sending almost all our manufacturing to another country was a stupid fucking idea