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      • RamenJunkie@midwest.socialEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        And? We know they are like 1/4th the price, you clould buy 4 of them and they could last 1/4th as long.

        Hell with the way predatory interest works on loans you coukd probably go through a dozen before paying the equivilant of a US EV.

      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        5·
        2 days ago

        I really don’t see how it could be any worse than US manufacturers. Every person I’ve ever known with a domestic has that shit in the shop for mechanical work at least once or twice a year. I would gladly gamble on a Chinese EV over any US made vehicle any day of the week. US manufacturers would try to cut corners off a circle.

        • Seaguy05@lemmy.world
          4·
          2 days ago

          Not to mention all the shit they pull to make it difficult to work on yourself at home. Proprietary software to reset codes, oil changes require specialized equipment, comber some processes to do simple work, parts are difficult to find, parts are more likely to fail sooner, and now pay walls are getting setup. At least they’ve made 80 month loans available so people can “afford” them now.

      • WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social
        6·
        2 days ago

        No one knows the long term reliability of what American cars either, but they start at $50,000 now, so I would be happy to roll the dice on an $18,000 new car

        • 123@programming.dev
          1·
          2 days ago

          We do know the reliability of american cars though. We dont buy american cars any longer on our extended family.

          Interference engine paired with a timing belt that touches oil so they can blame you for “not doing maintenance” when it snaps and implodes the drivetrain? GTFO.

            • 123@programming.dev
              1·
              2 days ago

              My point was that american companies have in the past on purpose designed cars, washing machines, etc. to fail so you need to buy another one in some years. Both EVs and ICE cars at ford, GM, etc. adhere to the same leadership and company goals regardless of how they spin it.

              Ford was known for letting a failed known design flaw kill people in the past since they ran the numbers and it was cheaper to battle people in court (a topic in ethics classes). Once the trust is gone, it’s hard to get it back.

  • Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.appEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    …maybe some clarification…but didn’t the supreme court strike down tarrifs… so why are they still in place for these?

    • sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip
      11·
      2 days ago

      Supreme Court struck down tariffs enacted by the President under one particular law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump used to add tariffs to almost everything coming in from every country.

      There are longstanding tariffs that are authorized by other laws, on specific countries like China, or on specific goods like lumber or steel or vehicles or semiconductors, unaffected by the Supreme Court ruling.

      • Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.appEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Ahh…that’s right. I knew there was something simple I was missing… silly me, wishing for an affordable EV before having coffee and making sure Daddy Warbucks consented to my not enriching the oligarchy.

        Thanks for the info, neighbor.