Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company's next model line-up will target a mass-market family car segment.

Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests::Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company’s next model line-up will target a mass-market family car segment.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    That doesn’t stop them from existing

    …what? Why would you even say that? Of course they “exist” but they don’t have to meet any of the safety or labor regulations they do in the US.

    But by all means if you want to further exploit cheap labor and drive a deathtrap, move to China.

    • Viper_NZEnglish
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      7 months ago

      You don’t have to like them, but explain to me how it’s a ‘deathtrap’ if it passes the same safety standards as a car produced anywhere else. A 5 star NCAP car doesn’t become less safe just because it’s Chinese.

      6 of the top 10 safest cars tested in 2023 are from Chinese automakers.

      They are producing and exporting safe and affordable electric vehicles and they’re seeing great success in Europe and Oceania. Tarrifs are the only thing protecting the US auto market from similar inroads.

      *FWIW the two cars in our household are American and German. I don’t have a vested interest in Chinese automakers.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        They are producing and exporting safe and affordable electric vehicles and they’re seeing great success in Europe

        1. Let’s see it

        2. Add another $5-10k to that to ship them to the other side of the planet.

        • Viper_NZEnglish
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          7 months ago

          4 of the top 5 EVs sold in the UK are made in China. The stats are the same for NZ.

          Compare the MG4 and the ID.3. They’re similar in size and spec but the MG is £27k vs £40k for the VW.