They’re also. Bribing Ford, GM, Xhrisler (or whatever they’re called) to go along and get rich while China and Japan laugh at us.
That's why even though my father worked for GM and my grandfather worked for Ford I will never ever buy a car from either of them. They sold out America, and no longer represent American industry.
https://fortune.com/2023/03/24/ford-motors-projects-loss-electric-vehicles-tesla/
These things are a disaster. If Tesla weren’t making the cheap versions in China it wouldn’t be selling what it does.
https://www.wired.com/story/wait-so-where-will-urbanites-charge-their-evs/
Drive through Atlanta. Most of the EV drivers/owners are liberal hipsters living in apartments.