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America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars: Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it. (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well ... then 1.5k for the good battery and other options and like ... another 5k for shipping related expenses. That blew my mind how expensive it was to import.

And you get a truck 3 dudes can pull backwards with a top speed of like 36mph. It's basically a very robust power wheels.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Man, this is the Power Wheels I needed as a chunky kid.

[–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Those expensive shipping release fees are what’s stopping people from importing EVs from China.