Probably not a well received opinion but the amount of China promoting drivel that goes on here in lemmy is astounding.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
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Which is the propaganda? The posts touting Chinese achievements in tech, or the posts saying to beware of the Chinese milestones?
Both.
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Eh, I've seen all these same headlines on Hacker News. China is a rapidly developing country with a lot more people, manufacturing, advancements, and news than many other countries so it makes sense that there would be a lot of news coming out of it.
I just visited China for the first time during a business trip a few weeks ago and as an American I was impressed. The US media tries so hard to present only the negative that a lot of Americans aren't even aware of all the achievements they've accomplished.
Agree. Tankies are on the loose, and not just on their own servers
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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.
I plan to rip out the power to internet in any future car I get. Cars shouldn't have to connect to the internet
You do realise that anything made in the USA or even sold to be used in the western world has the CIA sucking it all up.
Like sure China are gonna spy but let’s not pretend the USA, UK, Australia, and Israel ain’t spying on us all.
So, basically no different than we already have...
The Ora Funky Cat had an issue where it would not terminate charging consistently before unlocking the charging cable, leading to customers being greeted by a loud bang when disconnecting the cable.
On the bright side, if they weren't completely awake before, they would be afterwards.
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I want a car without spyware.
Even American cars have spyware. Not sure what your choice is there. At this point, I'll settle for cars with physical buttons for climate and other commonly used controls.
Even American cats have spyware.
And they have since the 1960's: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
That typo was totally worth learning about this
I‘m just waiting on the release of the german X-Bus. A modular 600kg vehicle that counts as a quad and can be used as a bus/transporter/pickup/camper and recharges 30-50km of range a day through solar energy on the roof for under 20k€ is exactly what I want from an EV. I don’t need a 50k price tag with shiny smart features.
I've just been looking at those. I can't help but think of the old adage, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is
it basically falls under the vehicle classification of tricycles and golf carts, so the safety standards are, shall we say, more lenient
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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.
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. 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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I want the kind of EV that's made in Japan.
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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The amount of Chinese propaganda around EVs is astounding
Do they have an electric truck that isn't the size of a small house?
Straight up if I could get an electric Kei truck I'd be over the moon
"Best"?
[X] Doubt
Another day, another CCP shill post. Tomorrow you'll tell us about their beautiful human rights handling I hope.
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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I want a nice cheap basic car without all the nonsense, and 250 miles of range plus battery swap. Neta V fits the bill
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.
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.
Though not Chinese, there are companies nowadays offering conversion kits for older, ICE cars. Electric Twingo, here I come!
That's already coming down the Pike
They also have fields of decaying vehicles that were built solely to take advantage of the subsidies
idk why you're being downvoted, you're absolutely right lol
Chinas EVs are not built to standard and are used in majority to grab cheat the Central Government for subsidies
BYD would eat the market alive if they sold their EVs here solely on price.
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As a professional car reviewer, I couldn’t travel to test-drive interesting cars during the early pandemic, so I did the next best thing: went to the website Alibaba, and bought a Changli. After I paid $2,000 for shipping and customs, the car arrived at my doorstep months later in a massive cardboard box.
But if you’re hoping that you might be able to buy these cars like you do so many other Chinese-made gadgets, keep dreaming.
I want an Opener Blackfly
Electric kei trucks?
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