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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Eventually the US auto market will be eaten alive. Lower cost vehicles cannibalize US manufacturers revenue and their business model requires large revenues, even when profits are low or nill.

The reason to be concerned is Chinese vehicles are equipped with all the sensors necessary for a distributed spy network. I don't think there's any way to guarantee data stays in the US. Chevy, Ford, etc will use this for reason to not change, given the government has an interest in keeping out Chinese vehicles.

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm more okay with China spying on me than US companies. China doesn't really have a way or motive to effect my life.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They (say they are) are worried about national security. Like they don't want it being able to somehow map all military bases or whatever.

That's really a tall tale they are trying to sell though.

They don't want a cheap competitor in the American markets and they don't have a guarantee that Chinese companies will hand over data on a whim the way they can force American manufacturers to do.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Were Biden's tariffs not enough?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

Save their asses again, taxpayers

[–] hbar@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was in Spain and many of the Ubers i used ended up being electric BYD seals. They felt way better than Tesla.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 19 hours ago

I also like the bBYD taxis. The roads where I am in China are a mix of local electric and Tesla. I did are a Ford explorer and that was weird...

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wtf! their party is supposed to be all about capitalism and globalism.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bruh. Where have you been?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

yeah I know I should know but they just keep on beating their dead sacred cows.

I thought BYD was already banned from selling cars in the USA? Am I allowed to buy a BYD???

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What is stopping someone from flying to mexico, buying an EV there, and driving it back and getting it registered?
Some states may have safety regs, but some mid-america states don't seem to give a shit about what you drive where.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You would have to pay the 100% tarriff on a Chinese EV because you'd be "importing" it. You likely wouldn't be able to register it in any state without proving the import duty had been paid.

And assuming you flew under the radar and somehow registered it without paying, the Feds would get access to the registration records and the CBP would eventually come after you.

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[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Registration. If they haven’t gone through all the National Highway Safety Administration tests, it’s not able to be registered (or was a while ago, I haven’t kept up). A couple of decades ago, there was a billionaire who bought a couple extra supercars and had them destroyed by testing, so that his would be road-legal.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

LOL... Capitalism and Competition!... unless it's applied in Murica, there corporate communism is the law

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Hey, since they Big keeping saying cars don’t matter, and nobody buys them, and nobody buys EVs, they should just ban Chinese SUVs and trucks, right? Right?!

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