Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 months ago“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan EV with 420 km range in direct attack on legacy makersthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down116
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minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoGM has negative margins on EVs: https://apnews.com/article/general-motors-path-to-electric-vehicle-profitability-bba3a9cbbd2aad0953cbc113e53d041c As does Ford: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/ford-expects-ev-business-unit-to-lose-3b-this-year-hit-profitability-in-2026/?guccounter=1 This takes seconds to research.
minus-squaresadreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoyeah they are pricing gouging on trucks and SUVs while designing shiti products that’s expensive/hard to repair. also tesla seems to be doing fine. GM should git gud.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoIf you think the repairability of American cars is bad, you’re in for a rough awakening with Chinese cars.
GM has negative margins on EVs:
https://apnews.com/article/general-motors-path-to-electric-vehicle-profitability-bba3a9cbbd2aad0953cbc113e53d041c
As does Ford:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/ford-expects-ev-business-unit-to-lose-3b-this-year-hit-profitability-in-2026/?guccounter=1
This takes seconds to research.
yeah they are pricing gouging on trucks and SUVs while designing shiti products that’s expensive/hard to repair.
also tesla seems to be doing fine. GM should git gud.
If you think the repairability of American cars is bad, you’re in for a rough awakening with Chinese cars.