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minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoCan you name one example of an EV in this price range that meets western crash safety standards?
minus-squarebloogoose@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·3 days agoNo, but I’m also aware that safety concerns from a capitalist system isn’t a thing. Chinese EV bans are more about the impact on established ICE companies pocketbooks than safety.
minus-squareLaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoThat answer doesn’t explain why the western world has such stringent crash standards in the first place.
Can you name one example of an EV in this price range that meets western crash safety standards?
No, but I’m also aware that safety concerns from a capitalist system isn’t a thing. Chinese EV bans are more about the impact on established ICE companies pocketbooks than safety.
That answer doesn’t explain why the western world has such stringent crash standards in the first place.
It absolutely does.