• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    6 hours ago

    The US government doesn’t pay Ford to make me, an Estonian, a car so I wouldn’t want to buy a Volkswagen.

    That’s what china does.

    Edit: Loving the downvotes.

    The Chinese companies get all the same tax incentives, bailouts and R&D grants that western manufacturers do. They’re eligible for the same purchase subsidies that western EVs are. They’re just also subsidized as a means of economic warfare against western vehicle manufacturers.