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Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by blovescoffee on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:14AM (#43411490)
Of course they’re street legal? You just can’t buy them in the US. They’re all over Mexico and they’re great.
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Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by swarnie on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:27AM (#43411670)
Why "Of course" ?

If they aren't sold in the US why the automatic assumption that they conform to US automotive legislation?

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Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by pjc50 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:32AM (#43411741)
Yeah, I was wondering about that. Someone in the UK had a Cybertruck confiscated by the police because they're not approved here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0lldd30xlo
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