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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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BYD’s low-cost Seagull EV now starts at under $8,000 in China (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, everyone thought that Chinese cars would have terrible safety and quality, and then the Chinese cars actually turned up and they didn't. And the auto industry collectively made a whoopsie in their pants.

They're still pushing the narrative that Chinese cars are garbage though, because that and tariffs are all that they've got.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't get how people who are apparently so pro capitalism seem so upset about competition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's easy, their real belief is that they need to make as much money as possible. They're only pro-capitalism when it means making more money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Because the other guy is winning, of course