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[–] 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.