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Originally Posted by bcedhk
Have most of the BYD and Xiaomi's already recieved approval in North America?
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Other than Tesla and Polestar, ZERO domestic models are designed for/have passed North American crash test.
It will take a FULL generation and re-engineering of the crash structure, 2-3 years and 100M+ in cost.
North American crash test is a completely different animal - roof has to be 3X stronger, seatbelts are off in one of the tests, force is 40% higher.
This is super skillful diplomacy - it gives China a W without pissing off the US too much.
If we actually wanted to see Chinese EV, Carney would say "we accept european crash test"