Plus, an early batch of the adapters made by Tesla turned out to be faulty, with Ford notifying its EV owners to stop using them until they got a replacement.
Tesla manufacturing shoddy goods? What a surprise.
« Christopher Maiwald, the CEO and founder of charging equipment maker Lectron, told InsideEVs that the adapters are made in China. The U.S. has slapped 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods whereas China has retaliated with 84% tariffs on American imports. Lectron plans to move some production to Vietnam by Q3, but the Trump administration has imposed a 46% tariff on Vietnam, too. »
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spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Tesla manufacturing shoddy goods? What a surprise.
seconded@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
« Christopher Maiwald, the CEO and founder of charging equipment maker Lectron, told InsideEVs that the adapters are made in China. The U.S. has slapped 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods whereas China has retaliated with 84% tariffs on American imports. Lectron plans to move some production to Vietnam by Q3, but the Trump administration has imposed a 46% tariff on Vietnam, too. »
tomatolung@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
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