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A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen

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1336 points kwindla | 4 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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patagonia ◴[25 Apr 25 15:30 UTC] No.43794635[source]▶
If this can’t compete head to head (no tariffs or other import restrictions) with BYD and the like, then I don’t know why one would get excited. Feels like an expensive consolation prize with tons of compromises. I want competition.
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ramesh31 ◴[25 Apr 25 15:35 UTC] No.43794698[source]▶
>"If this can’t compete head to head (no tariffs or other import restrictions) with BYD and the like, then I don’t know why one would get excited."

Would you prefer our roads flooded with cheap Chinese EVs that are the automotive equivalent of Shein hauls? Protectionism has its place in certain areas, and I would say building a thriving domestic EV industry that isn't beholden to a single weirdo is one of them.

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dghlsakjg ◴[25 Apr 25 15:41 UTC] No.43794790[source]▶
By most accounts the Chinese EVs are decent quality. What makes you think they aren’t?
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1. ramesh31 ◴[25 Apr 25 16:54 UTC] No.43795919[source]▶
NHSTA standards
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2. dghlsakjg ◴[25 Apr 25 18:28 UTC] No.43797021[source]▶
I can’t find any evidence that the NHTSA has ever evaluated Chinese EVs negatively. The ones not available in the US meet high standards in other places like Europe and Australia.

Do you have any evidence to support your claim?

3. bryanlarsen ◴[25 Apr 25 18:56 UTC] No.43797332[source]▶
European standards are tighter, and many Chinese vehicles are homolgated in Europe.
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4. popcalc ◴[25 Apr 25 21:19 UTC] No.43798630[source]▶
This. US auto safety standards are infamously inane.