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The U.S. Still Doesn't Have an Answer to China's EV Dominance (time.com)
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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

That would explain Chinese dominance in vehicles in general, not EVs in particular.

Do ya see a bunch of Chinese ICE vehicles running around?

Also, Chinese EV manufacturing facilities are so efficient precisely because they're so incredibly highly automated

They're efficient because they have no concept of workers' rights or IP. Not because they're a country full of geniuses, and not because Big Oil is keeping them down, regardless of your opinion on China.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 2 hours ago

There are plenty of Chinese ICE vehicles, what on earth are you talking about ? MG got rolling here in the UK with ICE before releasing hybrids and EVs, Chery only have ICE and hybrids here etc etc Same in Australia with BYD and the rest.

You're poorly informed.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Nah, you're just a propagandized westerner who hasn't done the most cursory research on the degree of automation in Chinese EV industry. Enjoy malding in your ignorance while your country's industry crashes and burns

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

The degree of automation is not relevant to a discussion about why they're being kept out of other countries, or anything to do with Big Oil.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That China has terrible workers rights is a fact. That China also has a lot of automation is an unrelated fact that is also true.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Automation is unrelated to EV price?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

Its unrelated to a conversation about the oil industry and lobbyists, obviously, yes.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 8 hours ago

Mostly. Price is a complex problem. Cost is a floor factor and automation affects that somehow. It is hard to know when automation lower prices as this depends on relative labor costs which have been going up in China.