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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
The big thing is that Chinese EV companies haven't even matured and broken into the North American market. Their huge install base means a huge test bed to develop and mature technologies. The huge installed market base also means they have economy of scale to mass produce as well as trial innovations. Once that happens, it will be like the 60s/70s when cheaper but more innovative Japanese imports disrupted the North American market and dominated.
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There's basically zero chance that the US is going to allow Chinese EVs to be imported and undercut domestic auto manufacturing. Japanese automakers got around that by building North American manufacturing facilities, but the current geopolitical context makes that a pretty unlikely scenario for Chinese companies.