BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - Scaling up production in Europe could cut the cost gap between EU-made batteries and those coming from China to around 30% from a current 90%, transport and environment campaign group T&E said in a report on Monday, and it urged the EU to support the sector with its “Made in Europe” plans.

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    8 hours ago

    I wouldn’t call what China does “well planned” or “technologically superior”, per se. More like “they don’t pay their workers hardly anything and regularly utilize slave labour at a large scale”.

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      8 hours ago

      well planned

      They manufacture more than anyone else in the world because of how effective their planning has been.

      “technologically superior”

      They have factories they don’t even bother to turn the lights on due to how automated it is. You’re using stereotypes that haven’t had any basis in reality for over a decade.

      “they don’t pay their workers hardly anything

      Eh, kinda, wages are still quite low, but for the last 20 years, labor-intensive work that can’t be automated has been leaving China for countries whose wages haven’t increased.

      and regularly utilize slave labour at a large scale

      China doesn’t use slave labor lmao.

      If it was only an issue of low wages and high population, India would be the biggest manufacturer in the world.