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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

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152 points voisin | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.449s | source
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DaveExeter ◴[18 Nov 24 14:51 UTC] No.42172785[source]▶
If we wanted a cheap American electric car, the way to do it would be to allow Chinese EV manufacturers to sell to the American public!

Of course, that is not allowed, because it would benefit the American people and hurt the American car cartel.

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renewedrebecca ◴[18 Nov 24 15:55 UTC] No.42173568[source]▶
Well, there's also the 4.3 million US autoworkers who'd ultimately be the ones to get shafted.

I don't think we can keep killing off entire industries and expect it to work out in the long run. At some point, what's left? WalMart?

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1. nunez ◴[18 Nov 24 17:38 UTC] No.42174785[source]▶
Who is facing stiff competition from Amazon (heaps of Chinese goods) and Wish (Chinese company)