Comment on Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVs

• ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The push towards large vehicles was due to the fact that they used a truck chassis, and were exempt from safety and emissions requirements of a “car”

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  • potatopotato@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Not if it’s electric

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    • Alto@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      While true, the general cultural preference for larger vehicles will inherently carryover to when people are deciding what EV to buy.

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      • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’d love a 2015 sized Ford ranger that’s fully electric.

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• andrewth09@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Unfortunately producing a smaller affordable car for the average person would fall under “lower standards” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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• Amoxtli@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It doesn’t matter what size car Americans build, they simply can’t compete. Larger vehicles are a cultural preference and fits the American environment.

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  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If this was true, the Chinese EVs could be allowed in and no one would buy them. I personally want a smaller car that can comfortably seat 5 and has additional safety and comfort features (backup cameras, lane assist, heat pump climate control, etc.). This could easily be done with a sedan, hatchback, or station wagon. The only cars that have these features that I know of are SUVs.

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    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not exactly true when they’re selling them for $10k-$15k. The Bolt is comparable to a Chinese EV and they only sell around 2k per month while something like the Model 3 sells 50k per month.

      If you lowered the price of the Bolt to the price of a 10 year old used Camry, I’m sure it would sell a lot better but this is an artificial price that completely distorts the market and puts a lot of people out of work for what amounts to a temporary savings. This is the whole point of tariffs. They level the playing field for everyone.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        They discontinued the Bolt. They needed the factory for trucks.

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      • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Where I live, the base model of the Chevy Bolt is $41k, and doesn’t have heat pump climate control (or isn’t talking about it). It also doesn’t look like it would seat 5 comfortably. Now, even without the spectre of financially supporting Elon’s antics, I don’t see a lot of reason to pay another $10k for a reasonably similar car. People are weird. 🤷‍♂️

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  • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Nah

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think they’re a preference of the motor industry who want you to buy more expensive cars.

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