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A comment on BYD Sells 4.6M Vehicles in 2025, Meets Revised Sales Goal. Parent comment
> Sure, but no point in marching around virtual-signaling as if Chinese EVs and illegal subsidies are pro-consumer.
Huh? Where's the virtue? And how can cheap stuff not be good for the consumer?
The subsidies are bad for the Chinese economy and the Chinese tax payer. But they are excellent for the overseas customers who benefit from them.
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> Sure, but no point in marching around virtual-signaling as if Chinese EVs and illegal subsidies are pro-consumer.
Huh? Where's the virtue? And how can cheap stuff not be good for the consumer?
The subsidies are bad for the Chinese economy and the Chinese tax payer. But they are excellent for the overseas customers who benefit from them.