schizoidman to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 24 days agoElon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicleswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down112
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicleswww.bbc.comschizoidman to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareschizoidmanOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·24 days agoHe also sells his cars around the world and Tesla is doing well even when facing competition from other Chinese EVs. Tariffs are just an excuse to protect those laggard car companies who can only produce internal combustion vehicles.
minus-squareslurpinderpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoTrue, thanks for the perspective
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoTesla also has a gigafactory & Supercharger factory in China. If Musk pissed them off, China could slap huge tariffs coming out of those factories.
He also sells his cars around the world and Tesla is doing well even when facing competition from other Chinese EVs. Tariffs are just an excuse to protect those laggard car companies who can only produce internal combustion vehicles.
True, thanks for the perspective
Tesla also has a gigafactory & Supercharger factory in China. If Musk pissed them off, China could slap huge tariffs coming out of those factories.