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Good to see someone with an actual plan to roll out affordable EVs. Too bad it's BYD, the knock-on effects on Tesla and VW Group will not be pretty. I mean, unless the US and EU tariff the hell out of imports. Australia doesn't care, since they don't car makers anymore after Holden's demise (right?).

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> I mean, unless the US and EU tariff the hell out of imports.

That is what is happening. But I wonder if that'll result in animosity for the upper ruling class. Tariffs when it suits them, but never when it suits us down below.

Many would love the BYD because all other EV's are completely out of their spending budget.

Animosity for the upper ruling class is so 2011. It's the enablers they're gonna come for this time.

(maybe, I can't predict the future)

Holden was GM for quite some time anyway, Australia ceased having an independent car manufacturer a very long time ago.

But Australia allow large international companies to steal all their gas at essentially 0% resource tax so it's not like they'll ever do anything to ensure their independence.

> unless the US and EU tariff the hell out of imports

This is the plan, the EU just enacted penal tariffs on Chinese EVs today

The EU doesn't care if BYD opens factories in Europe.

Neither does America. Many of US engines are manufactured overseas already. Honda and Toyota are famous for importing their own engines for some models that they deem important enough.

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