Tesla reported Q4 earnings that missed estimates and issued a downbeat full-year production outlook.

I’m enjoying this. Also Musk went out and said that he wants barriers on trade or else the Chinese companies will dominate the market.

I thought Musk would be happy, because he truly wants to save the planet doesn’t he? It shouldn’t matter if he or someone else makes the best electric cars then?

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      202·
      9 months ago

      The cheap chinese EVs are only really cheap because of the heavy subsidies provided by the Chinese governments. And they’re mostly really targeting developing nations where a cheap car really matters. The US is already flooded with cars, and money so it’s going to be a lot harder to break into that market. Plus both the people and the government have their biases against the Chinese to boot.

      • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        9 months ago

        and they are designed to last 5 years and are rusting so bad that Russians are regretting them.