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Comment on Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars

Except it’s rarely the “same car”. For example a Tesla Model 3 manufactured in China has an LFP lithium-ion battery, while the US manufactured ones use an NCA lithium-ion battery.

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weew@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
actually they’ve been selling the LFP version in North America. Even with the extra import costs and reduced government grant due to a Chinese battery, it still ends up cheaper.

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Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Sounds like what I’d like is whatever options or differences that make the car half as cheap.

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- Linkerbaan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  But with the American version you can have a janky mounted door and someone that forgets to install the brake disks
  
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- lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I think their implication is that whenever they’re selling in China is kind of trash, and you wouldn’t think it’s a good deal if you looked closely.
  
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  - iegod@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Furthermore regulations would prohibit said trash from being available in certain areas.
    
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buzz86us@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Not true… The lower trims so in fact use LFP

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