schizoidman@lemm.ee to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoNissan's new N7 EV launches in China with +380 miles range and it starts at under $17,000electrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkNissan's new N7 EV launches in China with +380 miles range and it starts at under $17,000electrek.coschizoidman@lemm.ee to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaredinckel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoIt’s quite upsetting that we’re not getting any of these cars in the west, purely because bullshit politics
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 months ago in the west Specifically in the USA to protect the local car market… Chinese EVs are popular in countries like Australia.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoTIL Australia is in the west. Isn’t it about as far east as you can get, save for a few tiny island territories?
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoCulturally, the “western world” includes Australia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAh yes, the “parts the map that Europe conquered” definition of “west” :)
minus-squarecount_dongulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoDo you really think it would have a sticker price of $17,000 in the US if it were legal to sell?
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 months agoAmerican EVs are forced to use nickel based batteries because lithium has to be imported…
It’s quite upsetting that we’re not getting any of these cars in the west, purely because bullshit politics
Specifically in the USA to protect the local car market… Chinese EVs are popular in countries like Australia.
Local overpriced ev cars
TIL Australia is in the west. Isn’t it about as far east as you can get, save for a few tiny island territories?
Culturally, the “western world” includes Australia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world
Ah yes, the “parts the map that Europe conquered” definition of “west” :)
Do you really think it would have a sticker price of $17,000 in the US if it were legal to sell?
American EVs are forced to use nickel based batteries because lithium has to be imported…