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minus-squarefxleak@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoIt’s really because of tariffs. China has EVs with 300km range that only cost $15,000. Can’t buy them in the US, though. Gotta give the Musks your money, instead.
minus-squarePerspectivist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoCheapest BYD in Finland is an used 2023 model with 50k kilometers and costs 28k USD.
minus-squareMinFapper@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIn Australia, that model costs $28k USD brand new! https://evdealergroup-byd.com.au/configurator/byd-atto-3?postcode=2071&store=380&state=NSW
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoThere are tariffs on Chinese EVs in the EU as well.
minus-squarescintilla@crust.piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI’m not trying to detract from your point because we could do this here as well but BYD cars are not $15k outside if china even where you can but them. They are that cheap because the government incentives them to be so.
minus-squareLoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoAnd inhumane labor practices and cheap wages.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoHyundai’s EVs are so much better than tesla’s
It’s really because of tariffs.
China has EVs with 300km range that only cost $15,000. Can’t buy them in the US, though.
Gotta give the Musks your money, instead.
Cheapest BYD in Finland is an used 2023 model with 50k kilometers and costs 28k USD.
In Australia, that model costs $28k USD brand new!
https://evdealergroup-byd.com.au/configurator/byd-atto-3?postcode=2071&store=380&state=NSW
There are tariffs on Chinese EVs in the EU as well.
I’m not trying to detract from your point because we could do this here as well but BYD cars are not $15k outside if china even where you can but them. They are that cheap because the government incentives them to be so.
And inhumane labor practices and cheap wages.
Hyundai’s EVs are so much better than tesla’s