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[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

On one hand:

  • cheaper EV options would be dope!

On the other hand:

  • dependancy on China/CCP seems risky at best reckless at worst.

Personally I'd rather see increased incentives or pushing negotiations with South Korea or Germany for EV alternatives

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We should get assembly deals in Canada with Renault. Their EVs are smaller, much cheaper and selling so well they can't produce them fast enough. The entire concept of EVs being expensive is a fabrication of the industry. It now costs less to make an EV than an ICE, battery costs have dropped 90% in a decade. Tesla makes the highest profit margins in the industry. But, we let Detroit not only dictate the large trucks we make, but close the CDN market to smaller foreign EVs.

[–] ItsPronouncedZed@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was just in France and the new Renault 5 EV is absolutely amazing for a low cost commuting vehicle. I'd be happy to see French cars on Canadian roads again...

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

EU now has a dozen EV cars under 25,000 euro. But Europe also has a real transit system so EVs don't require 4000lbs of batteries.

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dependency on the US seems reckless at best and disastrous at worst

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Those are not mutually exclusive.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

China is a necessary evil to stop US aggression. SK and Europe combined don’t have the military strength unfortunately.

Ideally our allies would be EU, CANZUK, China

[–] Skankboot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How does cheaper options on a product = dependency?

[–] oscarmeyer82@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It's the model of companies/China running at a loss until you squeeze out any viable competitors then once you've captured the market increase price and/or enshittify your product.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Talk to all the retail shops shut down by Walmart and Amazon.