Wursi@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoIn 2011, Elon Musk was asked about chinese company BYD. He started laughing. In 2025, BYD sold more electric cars worldwide than Teslacdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1466file-text
arrow-up1466videoIn 2011, Elon Musk was asked about chinese company BYD. He started laughing. In 2025, BYD sold more electric cars worldwide than Teslacdn.imgchest.comWursi@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
You can’t make this up. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9rjwpvmpzo https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/chinas-byd-to-overtake-tesla-as-worlds-top-ev-seller-for-first-time.html
minus-squareMrkawfee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYou’re not wrong but dependence on oil is basically every country’s strategic weakness.
minus-squarexylogx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThat is a fair point. China in particular is extraordinarily vulnerable due to how easy it is to cut off oil imports. China’s oil imports have to pass through the Strait of Malacca, a narrow corridor that is easily blocked.
You’re not wrong but dependence on oil is basically every country’s strategic weakness.
That is a fair point. China in particular is extraordinarily vulnerable due to how easy it is to cut off oil imports. China’s oil imports have to pass through the Strait of Malacca, a narrow corridor that is easily blocked.