• dmtalon ( dmtalon@infosec.pub ) 
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    2 years ago

    Almost like we should focus on making the US better / competitive instead of trying to succeed by blocking others.

    Don’t we get a ton of components and raw materials required for EVs from China already?

    • eldavi ( eldavi@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Almost like we should focus on making the US better / competitive instead of trying to succeed by blocking others.

      some japanese & korean automakers have teamed together to do that and i suspect that they’ll be ahead of the curve of whatever the markets look like 10 years from now; meanwhile the the us and western europe is going to rely on tariffs that will only leave their automakers less prepared for what’s coming.

  • PowerCrazy ( PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml ) 
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    2 years ago

    Damn sounds like the most equitable solution would be to ban car imports and domestic production. Starting a ~20year clock where the suburbs die on the vine without the huge fuel and unsustainable infrastructure subsidies that currently make them viable.