Right? Why the focus on Chinese EVs? Do no European EVs exist? No Japanese EVs? Why not just open the doors for all EVs, regardless of what country it’s from, and then customers can make informed decisions on which EV to get based on whatever criteria they wish? Get the competition going!
China is a nation of around a billion people, most of whom we would consider middle class, and 22% of the overall fleet is electric, with new car sales being higher. The economies of scale for manufacturing are huge.
No. It’s cheap material, cheap labor, concessions on everything.
Actually the materials and quality are comparable to what you get from Western automakers, the difference in labor price is because Western countries keep their currencies strong in order to import things from countries like China where the currency is weak. Changing that dynamic would threaten the entire system of unequal exchange that benefits Western nations.
Is china the only other country that makes EVs?
Right? Why the focus on Chinese EVs? Do no European EVs exist? No Japanese EVs? Why not just open the doors for all EVs, regardless of what country it’s from, and then customers can make informed decisions on which EV to get based on whatever criteria they wish? Get the competition going!
No, but they’re so far ahead of anyone else it’s unbelievable.
No but I think they’re the cheapest. It’d be a good start. At this point any alternative would be I guess
Yeah how do you think it’s the cheapest? They have the most clever engineering methods or something?
No. It’s cheap material, cheap labor, concessions on everything.
China is a nation of around a billion people, most of whom we would consider middle class, and 22% of the overall fleet is electric, with new car sales being higher. The economies of scale for manufacturing are huge.
Not saying they’re quality made. But cheap EVs would be nice compared to the over inflated car prices today, if they were cheap enough.
Actually the materials and quality are comparable to what you get from Western automakers, the difference in labor price is because Western countries keep their currencies strong in order to import things from countries like China where the currency is weak. Changing that dynamic would threaten the entire system of unequal exchange that benefits Western nations.
Wasn’t India or other asian country making some?