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Or maintain and drive the car you already have. There are more options then Tesla and BYD. These are probably the worst options.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 19 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Ban the fucking things.

Offer loan forgiveness to any Tesla owner. Tell musk to fuck off.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 9 points 20 hours ago

Watch the Republicans start a civil war against themselves with the people who accept the buyout vs the ones "paying their dues" to their Lord and Savior.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Don't offer loan forgiveness... force Tesla to do a full recall - it's not like actions need to be logically justified these days...

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago

We could just pass a law that says any car with more than 10 fatalities per 100k units is unsafe and has to be recalled and refunded. No car has come even close. It's 17 times worse than a Ford Pinto.

https://www.rawstory.com/cybertruck-2671127676/

[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 33 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Top that with copyrights removal on Tesla tech.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Copyright removal on all Disney products. Role expiry date back to puss them off.

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

I still want diy builds to be eligible for hov lane sticker and rebates when they have those

[–] small44@lemmy.world 28 points 22 hours ago

Why not both

[–] Yoga@lemmy.ca 21 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

The argument against Chinese Ev's is not an economic one.

If some authoritarian state wants to steal from its poorest in society and transfer the wealth to foreign electric car buyers, why is our government trying to win in the race to the bottom?

Billions have been spent on the Canadian EV industry through subsidies, tax cuts and grants. The relative amount of jobs and Canada made goods are pitiful. The real beneficiaries are the foreign auto companies.

We will NEVER have a competitive advantage against China, Japan, US, UK, SK and Germany. Stop trying and put all that money and effort into something we do have a chance at being competitive in.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 16 points 22 hours ago (16 children)

It's not about being competitive against Chinese EVs, it's about preventing China from attacking us economically, politically, and potentially even digitally.

These aren't just dumb vehicles, they're running Chinese made software, for a Chinese company, and reporting data back to China.

They're not just manufactured in China like you may have with other digital devices, with the software control and data residing in more friendly nations.

That matters.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Seize all Musk and Trump-owned assets.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Electrek (the publisher of the article) seems to be a bit of a shill for Chinese EV companies, or he's getting some kind of commission. He's repeatedly promoted Chinese factories, goes on Chinese factory tours, etc... I don't know what the angle is, but it's vastly different from similar sources like Electroheads out of the UK.

That said, fuck Tesla.

Also, Canada should invest in building more micromobility devices here, like e-bikes, e-scooters, etc. The future isn't cars, and we need more affordable, accessible modes of transportation.

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