It's a little more complicated: their sales in China (blue in the graph below) started declining midway through 2025, mainly due to competition from other Chinese EV brands. Meanwhile sales overseas (yellow) are increasing, but not enough to make up for the cratering sales in China.

So now you're getting bizarre initiatives like a partnership with KFC for "charge and eat" service stations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHfhQtEpkG0

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So now you're getting bizarre initiatives like a partnership with KFC for "charge and eat" service stations:

Could this be the key to getting Americans to electrify? We could even integrate fried chicken into other socially positive behaviours like taking the bus or recycling.

[–] Big@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

Yanks could integrate a deep frier in the glove box and electric cars would skyrocket over night

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We could even integrate fried chicken into other socially positive behaviours like taking the bus or recycling.

The gui-better was right there. doggirl-gloom

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think if my apartment complex's recycling bin had a chicken bucket, I would be tempted to put more things there instead of the river.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

Kentucky Fried Chargers

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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