<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I don&#x27;t care that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes their #EV market, at every level, because we should be doing *exactly* the same—no, significantly *more*—here in the #US, the #UK, and across #Europe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I don't care that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes their <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EV" rel="tag">#<span>EV</span></a> market, at every level, because we should be doing *exactly* the same—no, significantly *more*—here in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a>, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a>, and across <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europe" rel="tag">#<span>Europe</span></a>.</p><p>External design is much less relevant (though it's what most people criticize about China's vehicles) than <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/batteries" rel="tag">#<span>batteries</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chassis" rel="tag">#<span>chassis</span></a>'s, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/drivetrains" rel="tag">#<span>drivetrains</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/charging" rel="tag">#<span>charging</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infrastructure" rel="tag">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, most areas where %China is ahead, exponentially, at every level of the market.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/link" rel="tag">#<span>link</span></a>: <a href="https://youtu.be/HOTOwSh3geI" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>youtu.be/HOTOwSh3geI</span><span></span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/8ee0eb30-225e-4520-8282-87c97b52b342/i-don-t-care-that-the-chinese-government-heavily-subsidizes-their-ev-market-at-every-level-because-we-should-be-doing-exactly-the-same-no-significantly-more-here-in-the-us-the-uk-and-across-europe.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:34:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/8ee0eb30-225e-4520-8282-87c97b52b342.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:25:02 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I don&#x27;t care that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes their #EV market, at every level, because we should be doing *exactly* the same—no, significantly *more*—here in the #US, the #UK, and across #Europe. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:33:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Yes, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a> also uses slave labor in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EV" rel="tag">#<span>EV</span></a> market, but the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> also uses lots of slave labor, though not in the EV market, I don't think.</p><p>In the U.S., slave labor is used primarily in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agriculture" rel="tag">#<span>agriculture</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/retail" rel="tag">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/manufacturing" rel="tag">#<span>manufacturing</span></a>, and other consumer-focused industries rather than in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/research" rel="tag">#<span>research</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/industrial" rel="tag">#<span>industrial</span></a> manufacturing.</p><p>All prison labor is <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/slavery" rel="tag">#<span>slavery</span></a>, even when the inmates are paid (pennies of the minimum wage) because refusal to participate is punished, as allowed by the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Constitution" rel="tag">#<span>Constitution</span></a>.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ricardoharvin/statuses/116421953195285801</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ricardoharvin/statuses/116421953195285801</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricardoharvin@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:33:46 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>