Innerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoChinese carmaker, BYD, introduces new battery technology with 621-mile range, 620K-mile lifespan, 5-minute charge, and lower priceswww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkChinese carmaker, BYD, introduces new battery technology with 621-mile range, 620K-mile lifespan, 5-minute charge, and lower priceswww.fastcompany.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square40linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down4·1 month agoThere’s a reason you can’t import BYD to the US.
minus-squareamorangi@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·1 month agoBecause Tesla bribed some 100% tariffs?
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoFaaaar from just Tesla.
minus-squareHumbleBragger@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoIs that true? I didn’t know that! Here in my country BYD seems to be selling really well. I see them all the time while driving.
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoYes. It’s been a long standing thing that imported cars have been married or otherwise taxed to some extent so that American cars can be competitive.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoYanks need safe spaces
minus-squaregreen_goglin@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSame reason Trump is livid about the new Canada bridge into the US (in Detroit nonetheless). They’re about to start showing up en masse via Canada’s new trade deal with China.
minus-squareLuffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYou mean Mr. Orange Toilet unclogger?
There’s a reason you can’t import BYD to the US.
Because Tesla bribed some 100% tariffs?
Faaaar from just Tesla.
Is that true? I didn’t know that! Here in my country BYD seems to be selling really well. I see them all the time while driving.
Yeah that’s the reason
Yes. It’s been a long standing thing that imported cars have been married or otherwise taxed to some extent so that American cars can be competitive.
Yanks need safe spaces
Same reason Trump is livid about the new Canada bridge into the US (in Detroit nonetheless). They’re about to start showing up en masse via Canada’s new trade deal with China.
You mean Mr. Orange Toilet unclogger?