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[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"BUT THE CHINESE WILL SPY ON US"

Have you seen what the Yanks have been up to?

At least the Chinese cars are inexpensive

It's pragmatism, try it out some time

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if us Yanks can come over the border and buy some too? I want a byd 😭

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

yes....but if we go there, we might also get a free trip to El Salvador too

Please stay there and put out your dumpster fire of a country

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

"BUT THE CHINESE WILL SPY ON US"

Have you seen what the Yanks have been up to?

I would rather have neither be using my property to spy on me.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Agreed - my point is that if both are "not great", except one is cheaper....

China wins

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

China uses slavery and genocide to get ahead economically. Maybe we should be avoiding both.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

I agree - got any ideas how to avoid that and still get reasonably priced electric cars?

America is out: "all you had to do was pay us enough to live"

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Then why are we not investing in making it ourselves?

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If any car manufacturer thought it was profitable it would happen.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

if we waited for things to be profitable before making them we wouldn't have the roads for these cars to drive on

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You're conflating infrastructure with consumer goods. Ask Stellantis how well the Dodge Charger EV is going (less than 2,000 units sold).

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

Because stellantis makes shitty vehicles in general.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Oh no, they will watch me driving back and forth to work every day.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Jesus fuck, this is the shit I heard back around 2006 wrt Facebook.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

Should BYD vehicles be allowed on military bases, or carrying federal employees?

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago

the yanks already do