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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Chinese EV makers, or Chinese-made EVs?

One is perfectly fine, reasonable, and logical, while the other is stabbing yourself in the foot because your friend asked you to.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    China does not do altruism. Their car manufacturers are owned and subsidized by the government. They're made to saturate and destroy markets with cheap goods, driving out the competition. Once there is no competition, they have the market to themselves and can manipulate as they see fit.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    Subsidized by the government like...

    Tesla?

    https://newrepublic.com/article/175397/teslas-cheaper-now-thanks-subsidies-musk-hated

    https://qz.com/elon-musks-spacex-and-tesla-get-far-more-government-mon-1850332884

    https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12

    https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html

    https://www.govtech.com/policy/gov-newsom-says-california-subsidies-powered-teslas-success

    Oh, sorry, you must have meant a traditional car manufacturer like Ford.

    https://www.cbtnews.com/ford-scores-massive-9-2-billion-loan-for-electric-vehicle-batteries/

    https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/ford-loses-billions-on-evs-despite-government-subsidies

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-13/ford-jobs-cost-414-000-apiece-as-fight-for-factories-takes-off

    https://www.heritage.org/government-regulation/commentary/taxpayers-are-subsidizing-rich-electric-vehicle-owners-the-tune

    https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-factory-subsidies-are-much-higher-other-deals

    Oh, you meant other traditional car manufacturers like GM who took government loans to bail them out from bankruptcy.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/subsidies-supercharge-gms-ev-strategy-11668776501

    https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-155-billion-support-strong-and-just-transition

    https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2022/general-motors-should-not-get-soar-subsidies

    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/19/bush-bails-out-us-automakers-dec-19-2008-1066932

    https://www.marketplace.org/2018/11/13/what-did-america-buy-auto-bailout-and-was-it-worth-it/

    Or maybe you meant non-American car manufacturers like Volkswagen?

    https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-subsidy-cost-canada-c24-bln-more-than-forecast-2023-06-14/

    https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-has-subsidised-total-two-million-electric-cars

    https://industryeurope.com/sectors/transportation/germany-to-double-ev-subsidies-as-vw-launches-car/

    They're made to saturate and destroy markets with cheap goods, driving out the competition. Once there is no competition, they have the market to themselves and can manipulate as they see fit.

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