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> BYD recently passed them to become the biggest EV seller Well when your government subsides every sale, and your the cheapest product on the market this is a
by zer00eyz 1y ago
> BYD recently passed them to become the biggest EV seller
Well when your government subsides every sale, and your the cheapest product on the market this is a natural outcome.
Mass strikes by workers (in china). Fires (a lot of them). Recalls (several this year). And now massive tariffs for them in a lot of markets don't paint a picture that they have a sustainable business.
We all know that subsidized growth is a great way to build a business (see ridesharing, delivery, in the US) but it doesn't make consumers happy in the end when prices go up and service quality goes down.
- Spivak 1y agoHaving ridden in a lot of BYDs when traveling overseas I think you paint too bleak a picture. They're everywhere and reliable enough to seemingly be the preferred cars for uber drivers. Some markets might tax them out of existence but I expect others will gladly take perfectly serviceable cars on the cheap. Tesla is still kicking and they had all the same problems at one time or another. I mean until this year we also massively subsidized every EV sale so pot calling the kettle black.
- zer00eyz 1y ago> I mean until this year we also massively subsidized every EV sale so pot calling the kettle black. There is a big difference between domestic subsidies and export subsidies. One is a policy to promote adoption the other is akin to economic warfare.
- theshackleford 1y ago> There is a big difference between domestic subsidies and export subsidies. Nice goalpost shifting.
- zer00eyz 1y agoThe OG tax break on Hybrids and EV's first caught on with the Nissan Leaf, and Toyota Prius. That isnt the government subsidizing an EV for export. https://www.electrive.com/2025/08/22/china-discloses-subsidies-for-ev-manufacturers/ https://www.electrive.com/2025/08/22/china-discloses-subsidi...