Comment on Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars
poejreed@lemmy.world 7 months agoI think the problem is that the Chinese government subsidized the production. It makes the cars cheaper than they should be which can hurt local industry.
canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Yes, but the local industry already hurt itself by having not focused on the correct avenue for electrics.
There is no entry-level electric car as far as I’m aware. Everything is incredibly expensive because they are all priced as luxury items. China has made this no longer the case.
Somebody was trying to pitch me a 45k BMW as an “entry level” electric. Until last year, the Chevrolet Volt which is the closest thing I can find to entry level was also similarly priced around 42k until they dropped the price more than 10k for the 2023 models. From what I saw, all the Kia models are similarly priced around the 40k range.
We focused entirely on making premium luxury vehicles, as if cutting emissions is a luxury solution and not a necessity.