Comment on US to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs next week

Kiosade@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The international buzz right now is that they are legitimately very good.

  theautopian.com/i-drove-a-bunch-of-chinese-cars-a…

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good and cheap.

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    • Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Until the US government doubles the price to protect our own garbage auto industry.

      Though maybe if they take that money and funnel it into subsidies for own promising upstarts like Rivian and Aptera… but no, that would mean our corrupt officials wouldn’t be able to plunder it for own big donors. What was I thinking?

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Nah, the reason is China is heavily subsidizing their EVs to snap up marketshare. If this was a US company, we’d call it anticompetitive behavior.

        And no, I don’t think we should subsidize anything. If the tariffs really are leveling the playing field, let them compete.

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