Foreign investment would be an economic boost for Mexico. The company has claimed that a plant there would create about 10,000 jobs. A Tesla competitor, BYD markets its Dolphin Mini model in Mexico for about 398,800 pesos—about $21,300 dollars—a little more than half the price of the cheapest Tesla model.

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    The Teslas from Shanghai are straight up better than the ones from Fremont… And if we’re being honest Shanghai probably has better quality of life than San Jose.

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      3 months ago

      Teslas are anomalously bad to start with, so I can’t write that possibility off. I would definitely buy BYD before Tesla just as a consumer.

      Shanghai being better than San Jose seems unlikely, though. America is definitely a lot richer, despite the warts.

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        3 months ago

        Wealth does not necessarily improve quality of life.

        Notably, electricity (among other things) is substantially cheaper in Shanghai.

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          3 months ago

          On an individual level, sure there’s sad rich people, and happy slum refugees. On a population level it makes a huge difference.