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And all of that is because they don't want to actually compete. They've lobbied for foreign competition to be impossible so they can do whatever they want to optimize profits with minimal interference here.
Yep
Elmo lobbied and successfully kept BYD out of the US
BYD make better vehicles
Tesla rely on BYD batteries, and so do many other vehicle manufacturers
It's corrupt as fuck
Oh it goes way back before BYD and EVs. US carmakers lobbied for all sorts of requirements to make vehicles from the likes of Honda and Toyota in Japan illegal. Those companies decided that the market was worth developing separate designs to conform to those requirements, and to setup the dealership networks required in most States as well.
Looking at the BYD options available, and the prices for them, even accounting for monetary differences, Americans have gotten used to being fucked by the car companies at every step, and somehow still seem to defend those companies.
Oh, I'm well aware of the history