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      A Gundam then. That will be $725M for the base model without Beam Saber and shield. Would you like to pay in cash or card?

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          I’m sorry citizen but the Earth Federation currently does not accept stolen reserves for test drive bonds. You may wish to contact the Principality of Zeon who may be amenable to your mode of payment. Thank you and have a nice day!

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      You’ll be waiting a while. They’re still trying to figure out how to replace fax machines.

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        Cut them som slack they just recently made progress in removing the floppy as an essential peice of technology for their citizens

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    “Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it.”

    proceeds to describe a car that’s slower and has less range than my e-bike

    Kinda curious what the other options are, I got hit with a paywall.

    I want an Aptera. Any solar cars available in China? A Telo would be sweet but they’re super early on.

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    I went to one of the links and some of their cars had a 404 error, so I’m guessing that’s what their repairability and warranty would be like in the states.

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    Another day, another CCP shill post. Tomorrow you’ll tell us about their beautiful human rights handling I hope.

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      It’s frankly bordering on racism that any amount of positive words for Chinese people or their accomplishments gets you labeled a “CCP shill”. Is every Chinese friend I made in uni a shill for having nice thoughts about their previous school and hometown?

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          What part is the strawman? The Atlantic is an American magazine. Its an opinion piece by a guy who runs another car review and discussion website that is full of articles about non-Chinese cars. The person who posted it has posted a variety of articles about tech from all over the world, including Tesla. Where is the shill?

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      Eh, it’s more the dumbing-down of America starting to take effect.

      It’s always funny seeing you people comment almost instinctively on anything that’s positive about china.

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          Umm… your nationality has nothing to do with it.

          You should pay more attention in English class.

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            wow, you sure are a nice Person.

            1. yes it does. The Dumbing-Down of America has no Effect on a Frenchie.
            2. I wanna know how many Languages you speak, because it’s very well possible he speaks 3 completely different Languages (French, German, English). So how about you get your Attitude checked and stop being an Arrogant A**hat
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      This just isn’t a CCP shill post. Western and Korean companies simply refuse to sell an EV that isn’t a luxury car, and Japanese companies seem to be trying to get out of making EVs period. The only one I could name, Chevy Bolt, got the axe last year.

      Like, I look like an American Nationalist next to most Lemmy users (you could say I am in a way, but not in the conventional right-wing flag waver way.) But BYD coming to America would fill a need, even if the cars actually suck. Teslas suck, but they still sell, and there are alternatives to Tesla.

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        Yes. Say something that Xi doesnt like ? Staright to jail/brainwash camp. Say something about Biden being senile ? Laughs on Twitter. Tell me which is worse.

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    Like most Chinese products I wouldn’t trust their quality or their customer support, and would expect the thing to spy on me 24/7.

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    I’ve recently driven a brand new 2023/2024 Maxus T90EV. It had 15 miles on the clock when I drove it. These are the problems I experienced with it and these aren’t even touching on my preferences like I thought the seats were uncomfortable, or that regenerative braking is quite aggressive and can’t be changed. So I doubt China EVs are going to take over, not in 2024 at least.

    • Auto lights didn’t work
    • Auto wipers didn’t work
    • Intermittent wipers didn’t work
    • Rear view camera was really poor quality
    • Infotainment system crashed, where I had to walk away from the vehicle with it still in its crashed state. At some point it finally turned off and worked again on the next drive
    • Bluetooth audio kept crashing
    • Infotainment system is really basic
    • Shudders when driving on the factory set speed limiter
    • No driving aids like cruise control or driver defined speed limiter
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    It is fascinating to read assessments of the new Chinese industry based upon comparison to lowest budget small enterprise items bought 5-10 years ago. Wasn’t this originally the same said of Japanese watches and cars? Tesla has zero long tern reliability data and lots of concerns about their failures to step up to repair faults. With electric cars, everyone is at the same point for development, except the Chinese, who have been at it longest

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      The Atlantic is an American magazine. Its an opinion piece by a guy who runs another car review and discussion website that is full of articles about non-Chinese cars. The person who posted it has posted a variety of articles about tech from all over the world, including Tesla. Like I asked another user, what part is propaganda? Are Chinese people just never allowed to speak positively about anything they do? Because that’s the implication of these off-topic posts.

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    I would like an electric 2004 Dodge Neon…

    Does China have that? Not like in build quality, I know they’re trash, just that exact car.

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      Considering how much respect China has for western intellectual property… probably. Somewhere.

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      Though not Chinese, there are companies nowadays offering conversion kits for older, ICE cars. Electric Twingo, here I come!