China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S.

China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S.

China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world.

Electric vehicles have been widely adopted in China, thanks in part to years of now-defunct government subsidies and a fast-growing network of charging stations. According to the International Energy Agency, almost half of the cars sold in China in 2024 were electric, compared with about 1 in 10 in the U.S.

But despite growing global interest in the innovative sector, Chinese electric cars remain out of reach for consumers in the world’s second-largest auto market, the United States.

      • rdrunner@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 days ago

        I really hope the slate works. A no nonsense EV (or really any car) is so appealing. I just worry that it’s cost will end up pushing people away. They were really banking on the EV tax credits to bring the “price” down

        • ImitationLimitation@lemmy.ml
          1·
          18 hours ago

          Yeah, me too. I like to think there is enough interest in the simplicity of it all. It seems the people sick of all the tech infused everything is growing.

        • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Older cars are dying out little by little in both streets and junk yards. Spare parts for them won’t be manufactured forever either. This is a problem that has to be legislated away or barring that, have a big enough hacking industry to work around these things.

          • minorkeys@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            2 days ago

            Here’s hoping for hobbyist industries to offer alternative electrics. We don’t need a bunch of complex systems to tell electric motors to go or stop.

    • Seldon@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      2 days ago

      I’d like to say just snap any antennae in the vehicle. Or, Faraday cage it. Or if you’re really creative custom car OS. TempleOS comes to mind.

      • minorkeys@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        2 days ago

        Likely to render the vehicle inoperable until fixed. Electric vehicles seem particularly vulnerable to service denial for any reason a company or government might decide.