The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.

  • Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Tesla had pioneer advantage

    The Chinese will make better vehicles more efficiently and cheaper

    That should make everyone happy

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      11 hours ago

      They have taken over technological lead with EVs a good while ago. Regarding batteries themselcey they always have been in the lead anyway.

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      16 hours ago

      I’m certainly very happy with my Huawei watch. Obviously a totally different product by a different manufacturer, but China can clearly make quality stuff that’s affordable.

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        3 hours ago

        Indeed I’ve been using Xiaomi phones exclusively for well over a decade

        Not the best feature set maybe but cheap as chips and highly functional