Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds
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  • LughOPMAEnglish
    397·
    7 months ago

    The US has imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs, and the EU is considering increasing its tariffs. I’m sympathetic to the worker/industry protection argument, but many people will look at decent EVs being sold in China for $15,000 & feel they are being cheated.

      • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
        132·
        7 months ago

        Don’t forget…majority wouldn’t also use an operating system designed by China, but they have no issues payi g for the same thing in a car with multiple cameras driving around.

        People are really starting to lose their minds with these EVs and China…

        • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          21·
          7 months ago

          And while I’m at it, I want an explanation as to how this request for evidence, and question as to what capitalists really believe in is “low-quality”. Is it because Futurology’s mods want to minimize checking these wretched-assed crackers on their blatant xenophobia? What made this “low-quality”?

          • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
            31·
            7 months ago

            Even if you take this at face value, the article is talking about western auto makers being supplied by what are presumably the same supply chains as Chinese auto makers. So they are both presumably profiting off of slave labor. It’s already well documented in many industries that western companies profit from slave labor both abroad and in the US with no lasting repercussions. So it really doesn’t seem like slave labor would set China apart.

            The next complaint is that they are undercutting other companies. What’s the problem here? You get cheaper cars across the board because western auto makers have to lower their prices. Given their massive profits, I see no problem in cutting into those so the people get a better deal.

            Another complaint I’ve seen here is the source of the operating system. Do you want a Chinese company spying on you or a US company spying on you? Does it make a difference and if it does, who is more likely to be able to take action on you because of the data they’ve collected? I think your domestic companies and government pose a bigger threat for spying (this includes China for those living in China).

            Considering all the recent news and reviews of the EVs coming out of China, what’s the real downside?

            Most of what I see boils does to yellow peril bullshit while western governments protect the massive profits and enshitification of western brands at our expense.

          • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
            35·
            7 months ago

            Nice xenophobia, nice homophobia, can we get a hat trick in one post? Human Rights Watch? The people who get their information from Radio Free Asia and Adrian fucking Zenz? That white settler propaganda rag? Okay cac, you don’t have shit that’s provable lmfao. Only in Amerika can you see some hookass settler getting up in arms about nonexistent slave labor in another country when the Amerikan settler’s whole fucking LIFE runs on wage slavery, carceral slavery, and child abuse.

            Reported for being the way that you are. You didn’t answer my question, either: isn’t the whole point of capitalism to either compete, or be destroyed? You simp for motherfuckers who can’t even play the game anymore; and I look forward to watching their-- and your-- encroaching irrelevance.

    • Oneser@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      7 months ago

      I haven’t had time to look into detail, but are the tariffs for complete vehicles only, or for parts (e.g. batteries) too? Any decent links or blogs (preferably not news sites) to get a neutral overview?

        • Oneser@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          So, from a linked article to the one you sent, it looks like batteries themselves are included in the tarrifs

          https://www.wired.com/story/new-ev-china-tariffs-biden/

          Electric vehicle batteries and battery components will also be subject to new tariffs—Chinese lithium-ion battery tariffs rise from 7.5 percent to 25 percent, and rates for Chinese critical minerals, including manganese and cobalt, will move from 0 percent to 25 percent.

          But from the link you sent, for ebikes it appears only their batteries are included and complete bikes are not clearly defined (which I would assume to be not explicitly included at this stage)?

          In a written statement, Angela Perez, a spokesperson for the USTR, said that e-bike batteries imported from China on their own will be subject to new tariffs of 25 percent in 2026, up from 7.5 percent.

          But it’s unclear whether imported complete e-bikes, as well as other cycling products including children’s bicycles and bicycle trailers, might be affected by new US trade policies. These products have technically been subject to 25 percent tariffs since the Trump administration. But US trade officials have consistently used exclusions to waive tariffs for many of those cycling products. The latest round of exclusions are set to expire at the end of this month.

    • buzz86us@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      7 months ago

      How do they expect an EV transition with 80% of the companies building them under tariff, and the ones people can afford also under tariff. You need to get product in the hands of the consumer… I propose that since no US makers are in the under $20k MSRP range for EV then we should relax tariffs on vehicles in that price range. This will get product into consumer hands, keep Chinese car prices down, and ensure GM, and such profits from their nasty huge SUV and trucks.

    • cordlesslamp@lemmy.todayEnglish
      12·
      7 months ago

      Haven’t they learn anything from Kodak and Sony from the transition to digital camera?

      Kodak, a Fortune 500 company, developed one of the first digital camera but refuse to shift away from traditional film business, leading to their downfall.

      Sony manufacture the best mobile camera sensor in the early days of smartphone, but refuse to use it in their own smartphone, purposely make their phone take lower quality picture because they afraid it would hurt DSLR sales.

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
    152·
    7 months ago

    Huh? An industry that has a century or more of R&D is trying to milk every ounce out of their existing workstreams and infrastructure before adopting a new standard?

    Who is surprised by this

  • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.todayEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    Yeah Japan lagging pretty far behind on this front, but honestly given the population centers and GDPs of countries around the world it’s surprising that the USA and German market shares are as big as they are. Personally, I’ve been pretty ambivalent about the potential of Volkswagen in this market, I hope they eventually overtake Tesla.