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Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by dilyevsky on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:35PM (#38314247)
> Maybe Chinese manufacturers will get into western markets

They already have - volvo makes nice evs but pretty pricey

Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by shiftpgdn on Friday November 17, 2023 @10:33PM (#38314746)
Western market Volvos are made by the "original" Volvo with minimal Geely influence. For now anyway.
Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by ddalex on Saturday November 18, 2023 @01:30AM (#38316183)
the design language and the consumer software in the Geely era are of atrocious quality

Hopefully the safety, mechanics and embedded software are still Volvo-engineered, but I wouldn't bet on it

Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by moogly on Saturday November 18, 2023 @07:14AM (#38318633)
I've heard much better things about the Zeekr infotainment software. I wonder if they'll consolidate. Then again, Lotus (Geely) also have their own. Not sure about the other car Smart #1.
Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday November 18, 2023 @01:56AM (#38316321)
All EVs by Volvo and polestar are made at one factory in shandong, so they are made at least with Geely manufacturing influence.
Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by moogly on Saturday November 18, 2023 @07:12AM (#38318616)
Nah.

The EX90 is being built in South Carolina for the US market. Polestar 3 and 4 will also be built there.

XC40 and C40 Recharge are built in Ghent, Belgium. The EX30 will also be manufactured there starting in 2025.

Somewhat complete list here[0], but it's not including the US-built Polestar 3 and 4 which were announced in 2021. Maybe those plans have changed, not sure. Also if the US EV incentives were to go away, see planned US production to diminish across the board.

The battery production plant joint venture (with Northvolt) is being constructed outside of Gothenburg, Sweden.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volvo_Car_production_p...

Re:Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than e... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday November 18, 2023 @01:26PM (#38322723)
That’s new. Even if the incentive goes away, the tariff will still make production outside of China (in Mexico or the USA) worthwhile for Geely.