Politicians say they have “national security concerns.” In fact, Chinese cars are better and cheaper, and American corporations know they can’t survive market competition.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49178

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

I took my first ride in a Chinese car recently. Not in the U.S., of course, since sky-high tariffs have made them almost impossible to import. I was visiting family in the U.K., and we rented a BYD Sealion SUV. And let me tell you: I saw immediately why American car companies are desperate to have these things kept out of this country. It was elegantly designed, incredibly comfortable, and a smooth ride.

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Nissan and Renault were among the pioneers, That’s Europe and Japan. So your cranky sour post doesn’t even make sense.
    Europe is also far ahead of USA in every way, both on production and implementation.
    Japan spend enormous resources trying to get hydrogen to work. Which many scientists continued to claim was the future.
    China had a young industry, that requires huge investments to catch up no matter if they chose ICE or Electric. The Chinese government was wise enough to see Electric is the way forward, and gave Chinese makers huge subsidies to encourage them to focus on electric.

    So please explain what point it is you are trying to make? Because your post makes absolutely zero sense in this reality.