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It's pretty disingenuous to argue that's why they are price competitive when there are so many bigger factors.
by Schiendelman 2y ago
It's pretty disingenuous to argue that's why they are price competitive when there are so many bigger factors.
- pas 2y agocan you please elaborate on this? what are these factors? how do we know which factor contributes how much? thanks!
- hawaiianbrah 2y agoThe support they get from the Chinese government …
- bryanlarsen 2y agoBYD et al got massive support from the Chinese government in the past, but most of that support is gone now, and little of what is left applies to exports. The US government's $7500 rebate is larger than what BYD gets per car.
- Schiendelman 2y agoWe don't know that at all.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoWe know it is 17% or less, because of the EU investigation.
- Qwertious 2y agoIt's easier to register an EV in China than an ICE car, among other things - for instance, ICE cars must be left idle on a specific day of the week (determined from the car's license plate number), whereas EVs can be used the full 7 days a week.
- amrocha 2y agoThat’s not support from the chinese government, that’s just good climate policy. Sucks that EVs in the US are held back by the government’s poor climate policy.
- Qwertious 2y ago>That’s not support from the chinese government, that’s just good climate policy. "That's not a mammal, that's a dog!"
- CrimsonRain 2y agoThe biggest factor is how complacent these car companies have been for years to throw away all the quality and prestige associated with their brand name, and the lead they had over Tesla and other ev focused companies. It is hilarious how bad offerings from Audi/bmv (VW is too shit to compare) compared to Tesla simply because the dinosaurs didn't wanna reimagine their build process. They actually can't even if they want to; unions have them by the throat. And Chinese companies have the benefit of watching Tesla, learning (and stealing) from Tesla and others + lower wages. Legacy automakers can't even compete with Tesla; how will they compete with Chinese ones?