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Comment on Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM

If they get approved by the DOT, which is unlikely both due to government sentiment towards Chinese businesses and the fact of they probably don’t actually meet our safety guidelines

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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Some of BYD’s models just got 5 star ratings in the EU.

Those super cheap, tiny, death trap looking cars, are mostly just that, but these newer EV companies are making better vehicles. They’ll be in the US soon enough.

forbes.com/…/byd-ev-enters-europe-with-a-5-star-e…

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- ChefTyler1980@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I see you don’t understand how lobbying works in this country.
  
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  - NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    There are already cars being built in China being brought into the USA.
    
    All that’s going to happen is these newer companies will need to meet our standards (BYD has proven they can), deal with some politics bullshit, and end up having to deal with some hefty tariffs.
    
    They won’t be completely stopped.
    
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    ChefTyler1980@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Cars built in China is not the same thing as cars designed and manufactured entirely in China. And “some politics bullshit” is a hell of a way to describe overcoming the auto and union lobbies in the US.
    
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- Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  They just need to get them to stop bursting into flames and they’ll be fine.
  
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOA7qKMcjcE
  
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