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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by akshatrathi on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:19PM (#19078247)
They will be in the US, because there's supposed to be NHTSA-approved version. Given regulations in Europe, I assume that would be the case too.

That means this version has some more safety features than the the base model in China, which could explain why it costs more than 3x outside China.

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by dmix on Monday February 04, 2019 @04:19PM (#19080744)
> which could explain why it costs more than 3x outside China.

Yeah, this has to be more than just western-market markup:

>> Kaiyun will start selling its “Pickman” electric pickup in the US, Germany, and Italy as soon as next month. The base Chinese model sells for 16,800 yuan ($2,500). The US version will start at $8,950, Fox News reports.

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