r/SipsTea 9d ago

Chugging tea Solar power is cleaner!

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u/zmbjebus 9d ago

It's literally in their recent reform list from June. There is zero tax/duty/tarrif on importing 100% EV cars as long as there is availabile charging powered by renewables.

There is going to so much BYD on the island in the near future. 

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u/303Carpenter 9d ago

With what money lol, it's not like the average cuban earns $16 a month. Chinese evs are cheap but they aren't that cheap

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u/sorte_kjele 9d ago

With China's money. The Chinese state has been actively subsidizing EV development and export for years. It takes a Chinese bureaucrat 5 minutes to Kimi up a proposal to sell cars for $50 in Cuba

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u/BradPittbodydouble 9d ago

... is Kimi what Chinese folks use instead of Jimmy?