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EU may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs as Commission finds evidence that China has been “unfairly” subsidizing its EV exports (electrek.co)

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The European Commission says China hasn’t been playing fair in that its government has been paying subsidies through “direct transfer of funds,” among other actions, reports Reuters – which the EC says tips the balance in China’s favor and leaves European automakers out to dry.

Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union.

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[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The rest are fine arguments, but this one:

A lot of electricity is still made with fossil fuels

is bad for several reasons:

power generation from fossil fuels gets more efficient when scaled up
fossil power plants can filter out more emissions than cars can
EVs can switch to better electricity sources, fossil burners will always be using fossil fuels

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

power plants are situated away from population centres reducing the amount of localised air pollution that people breathe in. (I feel people sometimes forget that there's additional dangers of air pollution other than the climate crisis)

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Great point, thanks for adding!