โฒ 243 โผ โThe Chinese will not pauseโ: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban (www.theguardian.com) submitted 8 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca [M] to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff date
[โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 16 points 8 months ago (2 children) Dear Chinese* Volvo and Polestar are owned by the Chinese. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) The article is explicitly about the company CEO's objections to the change of course in Brussels. Neither of them are Chinese. Anyhow, if it's the Chinese that save us from shooting ourselves in the foot, that's fine too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Okay so I read it too now and you're right in that it's the Swedes calling for the EU to be sensible, but it's still the Chinese saving us from ICEs essentially - because they get to give Volvo (and Polestar) directions and besides some of the newer models are shared platforms with their other makes too. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Ah well, I can't read the article, I don't have a Guardian subscription. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Huh. I don't either but can read it just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't accept peronalised advertising or cookies anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago I would rather see the Union succum than to see it a vassal of china permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) The article is explicitly about the company CEO's objections to the change of course in Brussels. Neither of them are Chinese. Anyhow, if it's the Chinese that save us from shooting ourselves in the foot, that's fine too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Okay so I read it too now and you're right in that it's the Swedes calling for the EU to be sensible, but it's still the Chinese saving us from ICEs essentially - because they get to give Volvo (and Polestar) directions and besides some of the newer models are shared platforms with their other makes too. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Ah well, I can't read the article, I don't have a Guardian subscription. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Huh. I don't either but can read it just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't accept peronalised advertising or cookies anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Okay so I read it too now and you're right in that it's the Swedes calling for the EU to be sensible, but it's still the Chinese saving us from ICEs essentially - because they get to give Volvo (and Polestar) directions and besides some of the newer models are shared platforms with their other makes too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Ah well, I can't read the article, I don't have a Guardian subscription. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Huh. I don't either but can read it just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't accept peronalised advertising or cookies anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Huh. I don't either but can read it just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't accept peronalised advertising or cookies anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't accept peronalised advertising or cookies anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] OxiZero@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) Use reader mode, the popup magically disappears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago Oh, thanks! Thought everyone had fixed that already. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago I would rather see the Union succum than to see it a vassal of china permalink fedilink source parent