Bummer. New Mid-range Electric SUVs are 7k usd in China.
So most manufacturing seems to be transitioning out of China, but maybe they’ll take over the auto industry next.
It’s pretty interesting to look at the options of Chinese EVs for the price. Even considering that it could cost up to $3k to ship a car from China to the USA privately, and the 27% tariff, it’s still pretty damn cheap compared to most EV options in the USA. You could possibly have a brand new electric SUV for about $12k
Not a chance. Donut media tried to purchase one of those 2k$ electric trucks from China. The fees associated with shipping it here brought the price north of 10k if I recall correctly. I’ll search for it and come back.
Low quality cars heavily subsidized by the government are not exactly valid comparison. We do need to force manufacturers to lower their profits though. Current prices of electric cars are more than 50% pure greed.
American “high quality” cars have their roofs and doors falling off, so it’s a pretty valid comparison. Pay 50,000 USD, your door handles don’t work, your roof might fall off and you aren’t allowed to fix anything yourself.
Also, I’m in China right now, and these are not “low quality” electric cars. The BYD mid-range SUVs I’m talking about match the range and quality manufacture of Teslas and bolts I’ve been in. You’ll need to back that statement up with very current articles and evidence.
They have cheaper ones too, like 3k US, work fine, and are compacts.
Bummer. New Mid-range Electric SUVs are 7k usd in China. So most manufacturing seems to be transitioning out of China, but maybe they’ll take over the auto industry next.
It’s pretty interesting to look at the options of Chinese EVs for the price. Even considering that it could cost up to $3k to ship a car from China to the USA privately, and the 27% tariff, it’s still pretty damn cheap compared to most EV options in the USA. You could possibly have a brand new electric SUV for about $12k
Not a chance. Donut media tried to purchase one of those 2k$ electric trucks from China. The fees associated with shipping it here brought the price north of 10k if I recall correctly. I’ll search for it and come back.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yRG0Wai4sR0
Sorry about the YouTube link (if it irks you), on mobile atm.
Pretty sure they’re not approved by DOT/NHTSA, so there’s not really a way to register them for public road use.
Low quality cars heavily subsidized by the government are not exactly valid comparison. We do need to force manufacturers to lower their profits though. Current prices of electric cars are more than 50% pure greed.
American “high quality” cars have their roofs and doors falling off, so it’s a pretty valid comparison. Pay 50,000 USD, your door handles don’t work, your roof might fall off and you aren’t allowed to fix anything yourself.
Also, I’m in China right now, and these are not “low quality” electric cars. The BYD mid-range SUVs I’m talking about match the range and quality manufacture of Teslas and bolts I’ve been in. You’ll need to back that statement up with very current articles and evidence.
They have cheaper ones too, like 3k US, work fine, and are compacts.