Well at least whatever profit Kia can’t make in China due to the low price. They can hopefully gain back from markets outside China thanks to the lack of competition driving prices down.
The opposite of dumping is happening. For example the Kia EV5 is sold at [$20k in China](https://electrek.co/2023/11/17/kia-launches-20k-ev5-electric-suv-china-rival-tesla-model-y/) while the same made in China model is sold overseas [Starting at $46k](https://electrek.co/2024/04/04/kia-set-to-export-this-all-electric-suv-at-a-price-that-undercuts-tesla/)
At this point I believe its the international market that is subsidising Chinese EVs. Take a look at the byd dolphin mini / seagull. It is priced starting at $21,000 in mexico while the price in China is from $9700. You find many other examples of the same car models sold at much higher price overseas than locally in China.
I suppose the original source titled it better.
CATL expects its batteries to power electric aircraft with up to 3,000 km range
Is there a source that says its an LMFP battery?
According to this reddit post many European car brands are offering massive discounts to compensate for lack of sales.
China is already at around 50% of new cars being plugin electric
So Europe went from suggesting decoupling from China to de-risking and now this?
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to the point where Russia was worried about Chinese influence in Ukraine
Is there a source on that?
If I’m not mistaken, those portable power stations with AC inverters consume power even when not in use. You probably should use the DC output wherever possible.
That’s false. The same car is sold in Mexico & Brazil and probably other countries as well
Do provide a source that shows Chinese cars are made with child labour.
AliExpress?
Sodium batteries are already in electric cars many months ago
Also you could buy individual cells on AliExpress
According to Euro NCAP all Chinese cars from 2022–2024 got the 5 star safety rating. While many non Chinese models got 4 stars.
Then you should avoid Toyota, Nissan & Tesla as well
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/toyota-says-partner-with-tencent-china-2024-04-25/
If you have been following the Chinese solar industry, you would be aware that solar manufacturers from China, such as Suntec etc have gone bankrupt over the past decade or more. China’s approach of allowing underperforming solar companies to go bankrupt is one of the reasons why their solar industry is so formidable.