cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17489670
The competition is welcome. We need it to continue to drive innovation. At least in America, traditional American brands haven’t put out anything interesting for years. Just the same models being rehashed, but slightly bigger and more fuel efficient.
Except the US will do everything possible to prevent them from being sold domestically, while still pushing their brands globally. This will lead to a further split in what’s available in the US vs ROW.
There is no way they will be able to prevent people from going to Mexico to buy them though. And that’s what is being predicted.
Unless they come up with something that prevents them from getting DoT certification, sadly I can see them doing that. Or as long as they keep citing “national security” you won’t be able to.
Registration of prohibited car models is not allowed. You might be able to import them, but there might be punitively high tariff and it would not be legal to drive
Yes they will. In Washington State, you have to pay WA sales tax to register a new car you bought in Oregon.
you won’t be able to register it anywhere in the united states; which means that you won’t be legally allowed to drive it unless you garage it every night at a mexican address.
We’re doing it now to support legacy industry, try to push development of local industry, and while there is a technological change going on. But we’re doing it at huge expense. Do you really think that huge expense will hold up after legacy manufacturers never show up for the race, lose their global market, and the rest of the world advances?
I’m calling it now: Conservative platform for the 2028 election cycle will be to end those protections, to give people more choice, and to let a few billionaires profit
The competition is welcome
the 100% tariff enacted recently says otherwise
they’re blocked in the united states and canada due to a 100% tariff and also mostly blocked in western europe using tariffs other protectionist means; there will be no innovation for you nor anyone that speak english natively.
Hopefully not.
China has over procedured EVs because government subsidize resulting in poor manufactured cars with a lot malfunctions + safety requirements are very lose in China.
The goal is to flood the market, so they competitions can’t sell their cars and eventually lose market share.
The problem with that statement is they aren’t shitty cars. They’re a generation ahead of US tech and way cheaper.
I’d drive a BYD if I could get my hands on one.
Might be cheap, but they are not ahead in tech. Especially when use their own semiconductors 😂
You should watch the flood of videos from China about Chinese EVs.
Recommend this YouTuber that share those videos
Hidden - China’s Flagship EVs are Exploding in Huge Numbers
BYD’s Blade Battery is Catching Fire all over China!
Why China Can’t Censor and is Panicking about this EV Disaster
Well, this is the fault of the western car brands. They fough transition to EVs with tooth and nail. They wanted to keep fossil fuel cars at all costs. And now they either have nothing at all, or they have to scramble to keep up.
The rest of the world needs to match Chinas wages if they want to sell more shitty cars.