Comment on Stellantis CEO says Chinese EVs are ‘possibly the biggest risk’ facing his carmaker and Tesla

• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Well frankly Western governments should also be subsidized in electric car production. If they actually want to move towards net zero, like they claim, it would be reasonable to expect them to actually do something to encourage greener technologies. Currently all they’ve done is said that they like it very much, and oh look let’s build one or two wind farms.

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, EU governments give incentives and tax reductions to EVs. That way all benefit equally.
    USA also has anti competitive regulation like China, but in USA you only get the benefits for cars made in USA or Mexico.
    Of the 3 biggest markets in the world, only EU is playing fair. But all have EV incentives.

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    • HauntingScience@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There is no “fair” under capitalism. What I read from this is that the EU has failed its citizens on promoting and helping regional brands to compete on the global market.

      When the global market speaks, you can either adapt or do nothing and complain. It’s clear which one is the path the EU is choosing.

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      • hagelslager@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Stellantis is mostly European, it’s FIAT and Peugot with their other brands. I’m fairly certain they get enough subsidies and tax breaks. That this Italian/American/French company is registered in the Netherlands shows that some tax-dodging is involved as well. I think it’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

        (Also, Volkswagen Group is the bigger European car manufacturer.)

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Even in Europe Chinese cars are more popular because they’re affordable.

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      • hagelslager@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Also, electric cars such as Polestar (Volvo’s EV brand, also Chinese these days) look much better than Tesla’s.

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      • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Obviously, since they have the benefit of EU incentives that benefit all, and Chinese subsidies that only benefit manufacturing in China.

        So I don’t know what you mean by “Even in Europe”?

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• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Capitalists suddenly stop loving corporate welfare when they aren’t the ones benefitting from it.

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• inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How many billions did this not founding member of Tesla did he get from government again?

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• phoneymouse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Isn’t that what the tax credits are?

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