Summary
China, dominating 50% of the global EV market, is leveraging its rapid electric vehicle (EV) export expansion to reshape global geopolitics.
With Chinese EV brands like BYD spreading worldwide, this transition parallels how U.S. oil dominance defined the 20th century.
As EVs reduce reliance on oil, the U.S.’s geopolitical influence tied to oil diminishes, while China’s role grows.
Widespread adoption of Chinese EVs could shift global alliances, granting China greater economic and political sway as energy independence weakens traditional oil-powered systems of control.
And the Western companies have just been sticking their heads in the sand and selling more gas guzzling SUVs. And when the Chinese eat their lunch they’ll keep bawling until they get another government handout. And yes, those Chinese get lots of subsidies, but so do the Western car companies. Buy those just go to enrich the shareholders.
That’s my conclusion too. Made in China meant cheap crap in the past. Then they improved on electronics and computers, and now they make cars as good as the ones that famous European brands make, but way cheaper. Car makers and governments seem terrified by this and don’t know how to react except by putting tarifs and taxes on imports. Make an affordable car that everyone can have? No, blame the other countries instead.
People start to see that “Buy European cars at all cost!” is old propaganda rebranded to save car makers who sat on their asses, but since the middle class is becoming poor, I’m sure a lot of people will buy Chinese brands as they are more affordable even with tarifs. I try to encourage local stuff whenever I can, but it stops when I have to eat instead.
I’ll be buying a Chinese car even if they aren’t cheaper. I’m sick and tired of western car companies and their games. They fought tooth and nail to try to stall the green transition and keep oil going for as long as they could.
I’m thoroughly disgusted by them. We could have had electric cars years ago, instead they buried it and then, when that didnt work, they tried to make it a luxury item.
That conclusion is no surprise. It’s exactly what the Chinese said they were going to do and they’ve been loyally following the plan. They’ve been using the inherent weakness of market systems against itself. Of course other car makers and governments are terrified as they have to do the unthinkable and abandon shareholders and short term profits and strip more freedom from the free market.