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| Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry |
| 2024-05-13 |
The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A shorter-range version costs under $10,000. Tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles probably will keep the Seagull away from America’s shores for now, and it likely would sell for more than 12 grand if imported. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 "Associated Press writers Paul Wiseman and Didi Tang in Washington contributed to this report. Moritsugu reported from Beijing." |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-05-13 14:51 |
| #7 This is advertised to have decent 0-60 mph acceleration (13 seconds) and 200 mile range. No word I can find whether it actually meets these. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-05-13 14:35 |
| #6 Don't seagulls crap all over the place? |
| Posted by: Raj 2024-05-13 11:12 |
| #5 Chinese made Byden. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2024-05-13 10:54 |
| #4 Well made. Heh. Chinese EV's like to catch on fire. |
| Posted by: Black+Charlie+McGurque1103 2024-05-13 08:47 |
| #3 Hopefully, we aren’t subsidizing EV’s built overseas. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-05-13 08:34 |
| #2 In the immortal words of Ricky Ricardo, "I dun blivit." Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-05-13 07:26 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-13 07:17 |