“In short, Detroit is drifting further and further from the starter car, while factories in China are specializing in it. Just don’t expect the latter to solve for the former anytime soon.”

https://archive.ph/xYi2U

There is a bit of union blaming in the article, but it is an overall good article. Basically import taxes, tariffs, and anti-Chinese political sentiment prevent us from having sub $20k EV car.

  • NoisyOwl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I really wanted to get a Chinese plug-in hybrid, but it’s impossible to get them approved to actually drive on US roads.

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      There has to be some loophole we can take advantage of. Do we need to put a big shitty spoiler in it so we can register it in one of those states that exist to launder tuned cars?

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          1 year ago

          I Googled it. Apparently it is common to register your car in Montana if it cannot be registered in your state. Which seems pretty cool to avoid otherwise reasonable regulations