Well, in the case of Polestar (Volvo), they were purchased by Geely which
is Chinese-owned. I think the Polestar review shows China is behind on
software. And at $83k, hard to compare to a Tesla and think it's largely
equivalent.
On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 12:29 PM paul dove via EV wrote:
>
Tesla makes cars in China too! Let’s be clear though. They aren’t Chinese cars
neither is a Renault or any other brand that builds a factory in China or
Mexico or wherever. I was speaking if Chinese brands.
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On Friday, April 7, 2023, 6:16 PM, EV List Lackey
I wouldn't worry about rare earth elements in Tesla motors. No need. All other
motor makers will follow suit.
https://electrek.co/2023/03/01/tesla-is-going-back-to-ev-motors-with-no-rare-earth-elements/
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Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Paul, how did "small entrepreneurs" import to the US ? It's my
understanding that the current regulations make it next to impossible ?
If it is possible, I'd like to look into importing a Citroen Zoe or
something similar.
I'm not Paul, but I can provide some hints.
cleanseattle.org/ >>
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] China fires back!
paul dove via EV wrote:
So, which Chinese EV should I purchase?
My personal expe
On 7 Apr 2023 at 17:11, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> My personal experience suggests *none* of them. I've seen and driven a
> few Chinese EVs that have been imported by various small entrepeneurs.
> The quality has been unbelievably poor.
You can't buy one in the US, but I'm driving a Chinese-made
I already posted this about one of the "best" Chinese-made EVs you can buy
in the US, but if you haven't seen it, it's worth your 18 minutes:
https://youtu.be/U3P32TyLMMM
On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 3:12 PM Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> paul dove via EV wrote:
> > So, which Chinese EV should I purchase?
paul dove via EV wrote:
So, which Chinese EV should I purchase?
My personal experience suggests *none* of them. I've seen and driven a
few Chinese EVs that have been imported by various small entrepeneurs.
The quality has been unbelievably poor.
I agree with Paul Compton that the Chinese
So, which Chinese EV should I purchase?
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On Thursday, April 6, 2023, 5:10 PM, Paul Compton via EV
wrote:
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 at 19:10, paul dove via EV wrote:
> I wouldn't expect China to produce anything worth having in the near future
> or possibly at
Hi Lee and All,Remember last time they tried this their market crashed as
everyone designed REEs out and China ended up with lower prices, lower
demand.That wasn't the biggest problem though as it signaled China wasn't a
reliable supplier of anything starting the mass exodus of companies
On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 at 19:10, paul dove via EV wrote:
> I wouldn't expect China to produce anything worth having in the near future
> or possibly at all.
> Harbor Freight as been here a long time and most of their products are still
> inferior.
That's a US company buying the cheapest crap they
The thing is Tesla is the current leader in sales and technology when it
comes to electric motors.
They announced at the last investors day that they were going away from rare
earth elements in their vehicles in the future.They are going to produce a
permanent magnet electric motor with
Also, Tesla announced that their new motors won't use any rare earths.
On 4/6/2023 10:11 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
EV List Lackey via EV wrote:
On 5 Apr 2023 at 18:17, (-Phil-) via EV wrote:
This doesn't bode well for almost all EV makers outside of China:
EV List Lackey via EV wrote:
On 5 Apr 2023 at 18:17, (-Phil-) via EV wrote:
This doesn't bode well for almost all EV makers outside of China:
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20230405-101753/
The sensible ones are already on it:
I normally don't deal in FUD, but unsure if this has any truth:
https://youtu.be/yOA7qKMcjcE (TLDW; Chinese EV makers having lots of
battery fires)
It also won't matter here in the US, if the trade war continues, there's
little chance we will allow the Chinese automakers penetration here.
On
On 5 Apr 2023 at 18:17, (-Phil-) via EV wrote:
> This doesn't bode well for almost all EV makers outside of China:
> https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20230405-101753/
The sensible ones are already on it:
This doesn't bode well for almost all EV makers outside of China:
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20230405-101753/
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