• Amoxtli@thelemmy.club
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    3 days ago

    Chinese dominate EV production, but they also need it the most. Other countries recognized the problem of being dependent on oil imports, such as Japan, and Singapore. Necessity is the mother of invention and innovation.

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      2 days ago

      Human exploitation and subsidies are hardly innovative nor invented in China. All major innovations in EV are made in other countries for them. If anything, innovation puts you at the losing end because China will just copy you cheaper.

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        2 days ago

        Europeans and Americans can’t make EVs cheap enough, period. Joe Biden’s subsidizes luxury cars for the rich and upper middle class. China makes cars for everybody. Califonia recently had to repeal EV truck mandate or else face a economic disaster in future.