• @coffeebiscuit
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    611 days ago

    I thought the main problem was unfair competition from subsidized car makers. The same problem as de European car market.

    • queermunist she/her
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      1211 days ago

      Yeah, it’s so unfair that China is subsidizing the green transition!

      Also, are we just forgetting about the unfair competition from subsidized farmers in the US destroying Mexican farms and forcing them to travel north to do agricultural labor in the US?

      • @coffeebiscuit
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        -110 days ago

        The subsidies aren’t for the green transition, the subsidies are there to get more influence on the markets, and not just the car market. Outprice the competition…

        And no I didn’t forget about “what about…”

        Sadly both have a same goal. Both influence competition in a bad way.

        • queermunist she/her
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          410 days ago

          Uh huh, then why aren’t they subsidizing gas cars to the same extent?

          Subsidizing electric cars is good and y’all need to stop making excuses.

          • @coffeebiscuit
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            19 days ago

            They are subsidizing gas cars,… and fossil fuel production is also subsidized.

            • queermunist she/her
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              09 days ago

              And yet their gas cars are not being sanctioned. Doesn’t that strike you as strange? What’s the difference?

              • @coffeebiscuit
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                19 days ago

                No, because those aren’t a threat to the (western) car marked. The electric ones are.

                And the fact that China is currently controlling the battery resources. Also seems to be an influence.

                But please buy one if you want one.

                • queermunist she/her
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                  09 days ago

                  So I’m not sure what you think my point was.

                  I’m not saying the US is attacking China for having a green transition. I know it’s just to protect business interests.

    • Maple Engineer
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      811 days ago

      That’s just their cover story for their base. It’s actually about protecting the US auto and oil and gas industries and keeping profits flowing to the right people.