That's when Walmart starts selling its own store brand cars.
this post was submitted on 01 May 2024
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Dat surveillance tho...
Would you rather have an authoritarian government with jurisdiction over your home spying on you or one without power local to you?
I'd prefer my car not spy on me, either way.
Better get rid of your phone, then.
Thats scary because they are driving coffins.
Do you have evidence of this, or just “hurr durr China bad”?
BYD sell vehicles all over the world, including Europe which has stringent safety requirements.
I can't speak for them, but cars and EVs in particular have their issues. And I say this as an EV owner. The biggest issue I have is battery volatility and the trouble of putting out an EV if they catch fire, which generally seems to be mostly a risk in higher speed collisions. It's a huge infrastructure hurdle for our firefighters.
That being said, necessity breeds innovation, the more common EVs become, the more people that will be working on a solution.
Competition from Chinese EVs are only going to be a good thing for American buyers. Why the hell are most longer range EVs $40k or more after incentives? Lack of options and lack of competition is my bet. And if you're worried about cheap labor and materials being unfair competition I have bad news, American brands also build their cars in Mexico and purchase materials from dubious sources.