cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49178

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

I took my first ride in a Chinese car recently. Not in the U.S., of course, since sky-high tariffs have made them almost impossible to import. I was visiting family in the U.K., and we rented a BYD Sealion SUV. And let me tell you: I saw immediately why American car companies are desperate to have these things kept out of this country. It was elegantly designed, incredibly comfortable, and a smooth ride.

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  • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 day ago

    Yeah… As much as I’d love to ride an EV, i think i need to stick to an older gas car just to avoid all the tracking.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      31·
      6 hours ago

      As an Australian im ok with the chinese tracking me, what i don’t want is my government or a 5eyes nation tracking me, my government is the one who wants to do me harm.

    • Squidious@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      6 hours ago

      I bought a 2018 car in 2022 and was a bit pissed about the tracking. There was a dialog to turn it off but it kept popping up. But then I realized that the built in cell was 3G and they canceled that network nationwide. Just a thought if you are buying a used car.

    • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      I have nothing at all against EVs what-so-ever, but I do have a problem with telemetry/data collection/always-connected-equipment of any kind.