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If it were legal to import China's domestic EVs, I think you'd see them everywhere in the US.
by khafra 2y ago
If it were legal to import China's domestic EVs, I think you'd see them everywhere in the US.
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoI think that's ZeroGravitas's point, expressed a bit sarcastically. This "We'll know when..." is in fact happening.
- jillesvangurp 2y agoI wonder how long it will take before people start shopping in Mexico for a cheap BYD and importing those privately. There are probably some hurdles for that. Might be happening already.
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoAfter a bit more thought, the steps are 0) Technology advances 1) Engineering advances it to a working, shipping, volume product: "the next generation of batteries are appearing" in cars from China. 2) Politics reacts: "Import tariffs to protect domestic jobs!" 3) People subvert it: "I can get a cheap vehicle in the country next door!" 4) accommodation: "build a factory in the state of Georgia / the country of Hungary to assemble them!", "invest in domestic industry" etc And there is evidence of all of these steps.