China is a nation of around a billion people, most of whom we would consider middle class, and 22% of the overall fleet is electric, with new car sales being higher. The economies of scale for manufacturing are huge.
No. It’s cheap material, cheap labor, concessions on everything.
Actually the materials and quality are comparable to what you get from Western automakers, the difference in labor price is because Western countries keep their currencies strong in order to import things from countries like China where the currency is weak. Changing that dynamic would threaten the entire system of unequal exchange that benefits Western nations.
Yeah how do you think it’s the cheapest? They have the most clever engineering methods or something?
Your comment reads super racist, implying that for some reason China can’t possibly have more clever engineering methods. As a matter of fact it does have said methods. The latest technology in battery manufacturing comes from china, and they have the most mature EV industry in the world.
The batteries are good, we can buy the batteries not the whole car.
The cars themselves are built to be a locally sourced and consumed commodity. They don’t have the certification to sell in NA. The whole car being cheaper is a reflection of all these things.
Instead of cheap, I could have said less expensive.
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Yeah how do you think it’s the cheapest? They have the most clever engineering methods or something?
No. It’s cheap material, cheap labor, concessions on everything.
China is a nation of around a billion people, most of whom we would consider middle class, and 22% of the overall fleet is electric, with new car sales being higher. The economies of scale for manufacturing are huge.
Not saying they’re quality made. But cheap EVs would be nice compared to the over inflated car prices today, if they were cheap enough.
Actually the materials and quality are comparable to what you get from Western automakers, the difference in labor price is because Western countries keep their currencies strong in order to import things from countries like China where the currency is weak. Changing that dynamic would threaten the entire system of unequal exchange that benefits Western nations.
Your comment reads super racist, implying that for some reason China can’t possibly have more clever engineering methods. As a matter of fact it does have said methods. The latest technology in battery manufacturing comes from china, and they have the most mature EV industry in the world.
That was not what they said. You sound like a shill
How is this not racistly dismissive of the possibilities of Chinese manufacturing (China being the most industrially productive country in the planet)
The batteries are good, we can buy the batteries not the whole car.
The cars themselves are built to be a locally sourced and consumed commodity. They don’t have the certification to sell in NA. The whole car being cheaper is a reflection of all these things.
Instead of cheap, I could have said less expensive.