Europe wants its own Tesla Model 2 for €15,000 to take on the €20,000 BYD Seagull

[Redaktion]

While Tesla ditched its affordable electric car project, Europe set out to build a cheap electric car for the masses profitably. Its automakers are facing an onslaught of Chinese electric cars, and the European Commission is taking action.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Europe-wants-its-own-Tesla-Model-2-for-EUR15-000-to-take-on-the-EUR20-000-BYD-Seagull.1112392.0.html

[heffeque]

CATL is building a battery factory in Europe [...] but whether the Small Affordable Cars initiative will consider these part of a European supply chain remains to be seen.

Why wouldn't it? It's literally what legislators want: labor in Europe.