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This should be really difficult, especially since America and China have high tariffs in place for automobiles between each other as per China's WTO entrance ag
by seanmcdirmid 3y ago
This should be really difficult, especially since America and China have high tariffs in place for automobiles between each other as per China's WTO entrance agreement.
But if you want to have a lot of fun, try importing (as a private citizen) any kind of car into China. It is virtually impossible, even if the car is old. My boss tried to get his Hummer into China once just for kicks, and the negotiations just went on forever and eventually he just went back to the states. You might have an easier time if you are a diplomat and can get black plates for it.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoAs an infosec/cybersecurity practitioner, it is my jam to probe attack surface looking for weakness to exploit. This is simply another threat modeling exercise, policy instead of tech. I am not against the tariffs, but any means, there is value in protecting US domestic manufacturing for national security interests. But, there is a huge cheap EV TAM that is going unsatisfied by legacy auto and Tesla. I also have a lot of disadvantaged folks in my sphere who could use cheap, clean EV wheels, and I cannot afford Teslas for all of them.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoTesla had to move production to China originally because of import tariffs. The USA did not establish the bilateral tariffs to protect its car markets, these were in place to protect China's. It seems a bit unfair that the USA is getting flack for this two decades later.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoI admit I could totally fail, the learning is the exercise.