☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 day agoChina trade deal has Canadians looking forward to cheaper electric vehicleswww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1135file-text
arrow-up1135external-linkChina trade deal has Canadians looking forward to cheaper electric vehicleswww.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·15 hours ago“BUT THE CHINESE WILL SPY ON US” Have you seen what the Yanks have been up to? At least the Chinese cars are inexpensive It’s pragmatism, try it out some time
minus-squareMalyca@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 minutes agoI wonder if us Yanks can come over the border and buy some too? I want a byd 😭
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours ago “BUT THE CHINESE WILL SPY ON US” Have you seen what the Yanks have been up to? I would rather have neither be using my property to spy on me.
minus-squareHeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoAgreed - my point is that if both are “not great”, except one is cheaper… China wins
minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoThen why are we not investing in making it ourselves?
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoIf any car manufacturer thought it was profitable it would happen.
minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoif we waited for things to be profitable before making them we wouldn’t have the roads for these cars to drive on
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoYou’re conflating infrastructure with consumer goods. Ask Stellantis how well the Dodge Charger EV is going (less than 2,000 units sold).
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoOh no, they will watch me driving back and forth to work every day.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoShould BYD vehicles be allowed on military bases, or carrying federal employees?
“BUT THE CHINESE WILL SPY ON US”
Have you seen what the Yanks have been up to?
At least the Chinese cars are inexpensive
It’s pragmatism, try it out some time
I wonder if us Yanks can come over the border and buy some too? I want a byd 😭
I would rather have neither be using my property to spy on me.
Agreed - my point is that if both are “not great”, except one is cheaper…
China wins
Then why are we not investing in making it ourselves?
If any car manufacturer thought it was profitable it would happen.
if we waited for things to be profitable before making them we wouldn’t have the roads for these cars to drive on
You’re conflating infrastructure with consumer goods. Ask Stellantis how well the Dodge Charger EV is going (less than 2,000 units sold).
Oh no, they will watch me driving back and forth to work every day.
Should BYD vehicles be allowed on military bases, or carrying federal employees?
the yanks already do