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Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)
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[–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah but where can I get these cheap Chinese EVs? I've never seen any for sale in the States

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    https://electrek.co/2021/06/16/i-bought-an-inexpensive-electric-pickup-truck-from-china-and-you-can-too/

    The $2,000 price was legit, but that didn’t include batteries. It was another $300 or so for heavy lead acid batteries, $500 if I wanted a lithium-ion battery pack (3 kWh), $710 for a bigger lithium pack (5 kWh), and $1,050 if I wanted a giant lithium battery (6 kWh).

    The article goes on to say that shipping is a big deal, too. It requires thousands for a space in a container. But the total clocked under $9K IIRC

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