schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 6 months agoElon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicleswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down112
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicleswww.bbc.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareschizoidman@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·6 months agoWhy do you say so?
minus-squareslurpinderpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoI guess cause he owns a US EV company
minus-squareschizoidman@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·6 months 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-up2·6 months agoTrue, thanks for the perspective
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoTesla also has a gigafactory & Supercharger factory in China. If Musk pissed them off, China could slap huge tariffs coming out of those factories.
Why do you say so?
I guess cause he owns a US EV company
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.