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Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car (apnews.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't BYD building factories in Mexico?

[–] K1nsey6 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep, and cant wait to see them here in the US. NAFTA 2.0 says no tariffs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Still need to pass safety tests and all that stuff

[–] roguetrick 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They haven't had a problem in NZ and Aus.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok... They don't have the same safety regulations...

[–] Aceticon 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

BDY sells their vehicles in Europe.

I do believe the safety regulations in the EU are actually stricter than in the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Depends, towing regulations for example are much stricter in North America