• MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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    5 days ago

    Do not worry. Tesla is an American company and with high enough tariffs they will be able to keep the Chinese out of the market. That means the US can buy overly expensive low quality EVs along combustion engine cars, while the rest of the world goes to high end EVs.

    Also keep in mind that Europe there are a lot more car companies selling EVs then just BYD and Tesla in Europe.

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      4 days ago

      This headline makes it appear that Tesla and BYD are rallying for the first places. This could not be farther away from truth:

      The former leader in electric car sales was overtaken in April by ten competitors, including Volkswagen, BMW, Renault, and the Chinese brand BYD, according to the analysis company Jato Dynamics. – Die Welt, translated by ChatGPT

      Here is the whole table, by Jato Dynamics