Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by AnthonyMouse on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:04PM
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> We've had subsidies for EVs in the US for over a decade now.
For EVs generally regardless of where the carmaker is headquartered.
> US governments have bailed out automakers in the past.
And were justly criticized for it even domestically.
> US government has done as much as it can to protect ICE cars, ICE workers, ICE unions, oil companies (US is #1 oil producing country).
Whataboutism. Two wrongs don't make a right.
> I think what you're trying to say is that Chin has done a better job subsidizing its EV industry than the US has and China has more incentives to move towards an EV future.
EV incentives work similar to what the US has. You buy an EV and you get a tax credit, regardless of whether it's from GM or Hyundai. Cheating is when the subsidies are only available to domestic companies.
For EVs generally regardless of where the carmaker is headquartered.
> US governments have bailed out automakers in the past.
And were justly criticized for it even domestically.
> US government has done as much as it can to protect ICE cars, ICE workers, ICE unions, oil companies (US is #1 oil producing country).
Whataboutism. Two wrongs don't make a right.
> I think what you're trying to say is that Chin has done a better job subsidizing its EV industry than the US has and China has more incentives to move towards an EV future.
EV incentives work similar to what the US has. You buy an EV and you get a tax credit, regardless of whether it's from GM or Hyundai. Cheating is when the subsidies are only available to domestic companies.