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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We know that new(er) cars have spyware controlled by some government or corporation. If my privacy is going to be violated, I’d rather have a hostile gov/co do it. I’m not a government employee. When it comes to national security, I’m a complete nobody. I don’t give a shit what Beijing knows about my life, because they don’t care, and probably won’t share info with the West. Maybe they’ll share it with Russia, but again, that’s irrelevant to me.

I want Washington (and, to a much lesser extent, Ottawa) to know as little as possible, because I don’t trust them, and it’s much, much easier for them to make my life difficult if they want to.

I’d like to hear your opinions on this take.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

By far, you should worry about your own government disapproving of you, and then using your car to kill you. Worrying about China only applies if your government helps force war on China. Probably the reaction to war on China, by China, is bricking your car instead of targeting everyone to crash or become an Israeli pager.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Is 200% not legal?

Why not 10,000%?

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Why not both?

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

There needs to be some coercion of Canadian present (foreign) auto industry to make a committment to their Canadian operations.

https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/us-news/united-auto-workers-union-praises-trumps-tariffs-on-canada-and-mexico/

The UAW said that despite the looming price increases, it will be companies that raise the costs that are ultimately to blame, not Trump.

There's certainly a danger for industry to cower to Trump, and help sacrifice Canada. A tariff level that is meant to raise revenue while still making Canadian industry/dealer network competitive, is a good starting point to "semi-welcome" dealership/repair or bigger investments from China into Canada. Trump has said he wants to get China to invest in EV manufacturing in US. Holding evil attitudes towards China because the US told us to apply their same tariffs without even talking to China, is simply an anti-Canadian attitude.

Overall tariff reductions on China is path to get a stronger Canadian retail sector that gains volume from US crossborder shopping and lower prices for Canadians as they also dump US alternatives. Deleting America program should be our common mission, and it is only through that mission, that "sense" will take place in Trump's cabinet, and then "undelete America" can happen again.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Would the Chinese EVs even meet our safety standards?

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

You should also worry about if Chinese EVs meet reasonable labor standards. Which they don't.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

They meet EU standards.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Cancel their patents.

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world -2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (5 children)

The main reason why Chinese cars (all of them) aren't allowed in North America is most don't pass our strict Safety standards. What needs to happen is provinces need to allow mini EV's. There are wonderful little single or two seater EV's that only do 30 Kmh, and can do 50 to 100 km's in range. But aren't allowed legally on the road. You can get them for like 5K.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (11 children)

China isn't morally superior to Elon Musk lol

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