Senate Banking Committee chair called Chinese EVs an “existential threat” to the US motor industry.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/4RY84

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    7 months ago

    The US auto market is being held hostage by the same five companies that want to force you to buy different variations of the same fuckhuge $34,999 (plus dealer tip) AWD, CVT-powered plasticmobile crossover thats loaded with features you never asked for. Fuck them, if domestic cars are so good, what are they afraid of?

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      7 months ago

      Don’t forget how they’ve spent the last century lobbying against public transport infrastructure and walkable cities, requiring most people to own a car if they want the same mobility people across Europe and South East Asia have access to (at 2-5x the cost).

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        7 months ago

        True. The UAW got a huge PR boost this year, but don’t forget that those fucks want us in massive, overpriced cars that we don’t need just as much as the Big Three.