China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S.
China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world.
Electric vehicles have been widely adopted in China, thanks in part to years of now-defunct government subsidies and a fast-growing network of charging stations. According to the International Energy Agency, almost half of the cars sold in China in 2024 were electric, compared with about 1 in 10 in the U.S.
But despite growing global interest in the innovative sector, Chinese electric cars remain out of reach for consumers in the world’s second-largest auto market, the United States.
Isn’t it weird how a country that constantly claims to be The Best™ at everything has to overtly and systematically restrict its citizens from purchasing better products made elsewhere?
I’m so confused. I thought the foundation of Capitalism was free market pressure. Doesn’t restricting what people can buy and where from kind of undermine the entire ideal?
Well I see where your confusion comes from. You thought the USA was capitalist, but the reality is that America is VERY socialist. You can have it all in the USA, as long as your in the in group. And by in group I mean you must have 2+ million dollars, once u are elite rich you unlock the socialism in USA and get government contracts, restrictions that put you above the competition, bail outs and safety nets out the wazoo if you mess up, the best health care in the world etc. You must be more like me, part of the serf class that gets the “pleasure” of making all this possible with poor wages and taxes that find the corporate machine.
Exactly.
Yes. Absolutely.
I think you’re confusing the president with the actual people in the country.
I’d be as concerned about BYD reliability as I would be with Tesla. And, Tesla isn’t great.
With consumer product competition being a race to the bottom for nearly every product now, I think my concerns are valid.
Al my friends and I have BYDs. 100k km each of us and 0 issues. Heck in fact there are a few ones out there with almost 1million km and still going.
I can find fault in any product made so when someone says “0 issues” it really discredits them in my opinion.
Why?
Funny how American mega corps force their way into developing nations using political bullying and destroy these nations smaller businesses with uncompetitive practices but they don’t want to risk competing with any foreign company on their own turf
I just came from test driving the BYD seal and I understand what they mean. Quality wise its simply the best EV maker
Remember when Gorbachev visited a supermarket and “it led to the downfall of the USSR.”
We can only hope that Trump will visit a Chinese EV lot and realize the superiority of the Chinese-Communist economy and way of life.
Dunno about you, I wouldn’t own a Chinese car until they start building them as reliable as a Honda or Toyota.
Here’s the rub, EV engines have far fewer moving parts and are extremely reliable.
My work just got a fleet of electric iveco vans and they are shit. Constantly breaking down, having battery issues, fatal error messages all the time. Seems like maybe it’s more software issues than hardware, and they’re lovely when they’re actually working.
Italian motors aren’t known for reliability as it is.
I generally shop for reliability and longevity also but
- EV inherently fewer things to go wrong
- Where’s your price threshold? What if you can get two sketchy cars for the price of that Honda? Three?
biden needed to protect the nazi elon’s business interests. We had to have tariffs.
