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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 1 year ago

“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan EV with 420 km range in direct attack on legacy makers

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“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan EV with 420 km range in direct attack on legacy makers

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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 1 year ago
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BYD has launched its low cost sedan in China which industry observers are calling the Corolla Killer.
  • DdCno1@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Whataboutism isn’t an answer.

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      1 year ago

      But restricting competition is?

      To benefit price gouging US companies?

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        They aren’t price gouging, they have to pay actual living wages, have higher energy costs (China uses almost entirely cheap coal) and can’t as easily use slave labor as Chinese automakers.

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          They aren’t price gouging

          I trust u bro

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            GM has negative margins on EVs:

            https://apnews.com/article/general-motors-path-to-electric-vehicle-profitability-bba3a9cbbd2aad0953cbc113e53d041c

            As does Ford:

            https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/ford-expects-ev-business-unit-to-lose-3b-this-year-hit-profitability-in-2026/?guccounter=1

            This takes seconds to research.

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              yeah they are pricing gouging on trucks and SUVs while designing shiti products that’s expensive/hard to repair.

              also tesla seems to be doing fine. GM should git gud.

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                If you think the repairability of American cars is bad, you’re in for a rough awakening with Chinese cars.

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      Whatabout whataboutism about what

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