• Ranvier
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    8 months ago

    Yes he says that in the article that that’s a concern too. Concerns from US manufacturers and auto unions.

    The measures stemmed from conversations with Detroit automakers, union autoworkers and the E.V. giant Tesla, which was recently supplanted by Chinese company BYD as the world’s biggest seller of electric cars.

    “China is determined to dominate the future of the auto market, including by using unfair practices,” Mr. Biden said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “China’s policies could flood our market with its vehicles, posing risks to our national security. I’m not going to let that happen on my watch.”

    Thursday’s action did not immediately impose new barriers on Chinese electric vehicles, which already face high tariffs and have not yet penetrated the growing American market for clean energy cars

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      8 months ago

      I fine with preventing them from entering the market if they’re using unfair labor practices that make it impossible for the Ford, GM, and Chrysler to compete. Claims of ‘security risks’ though, not so much.