Originally Posted by
mickjoebill
The other relevant party is consumers. We just acquired an mid size crossover suv EV called atto 3 from Byd, a Chinese manufacturer for just A$47k (£25k) including A$3k govt rebate. Designed by a former audi guy, Byd are 2nd biggest battery manufacturer so they can keep cost of the car battery competitive. The autonomous braking steering kit is 3rd party all the other locally made components are equal to European cars. They have just purchased a autonomous sensor company that will use lidar and new active suspension to identify irregularities in road surface and prepare suspension accordingly. They are still behind Tesla but years ahead of legacy manufacturers. An import ban on Chinese cars would be a serious political problem in Australia as they are the most affordable EVs and the Labor govt is ramping up EV subsidies in line with their green policies.
Mjb
Australian Teslas are chinese made, so ban on chinese cars would also hit tesla. Also dunno what it like over there but dont crash your BYD in australia. Flat mates a panel beater, the shop he works at had to take a lease on another building to store all the BYD and great walls awaiting spare parts, some have been waiting 9 months. Note this isn't just chinese, KIA is also having massvie supply issues. Insurance are just writing off lightly damage kia's as they CBF waiting for parts