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Bulletins and News Discussion from July 7th to July 13th, 2025 - Sanctions on Russia: The Sequel (hexbear.net)
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Image is of the Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline, which transports gas from Russia to China. This isn't an oil pipeline (such as the ESPO) but I thought it looked cool. Source here.

Trump has recently proposed a 500% tariff on goods from countries that trade with Russia, including India and China (who buy ~70% of Russia's oil output), as well as a 10% additional tariff on goods from countries that "align themselves with BRICS." Considering that China is the largest trading partner of most of the countries on the planet at this point, and India and Brazil are reasonably strong regional players, I'm not sure what exactly "alignment" means, but it could be pretty bad.

Sanctions and tariffs on Russian products have been difficult to achieve in practice. It's easy to write an order to sanction Russia, but much harder to actually enforce these sorts of things because of, for example, the Russian shadow oil fleet, or countries like Kazakhstan acting as covert middlemen (well, as covert as a very sudden oil export boom can be).

Considering that China was pretty soundly victorious last time around, I'm cautiously optimistic, especially because China and India just outright cutting off their supply of energy and fuel would be catastrophic to them (and if Iran and Israel go to war again any time in the near future, it'll only be more disastrous). Barring China and India kowtowing to Trump and copying Europe vis-a-vis Nordstream 2 (which isn't impossible, I suppose), the question is whether China and India will appear to accede to these commands while secretly continuing trade with Russia through middlemen, or if they will be more defiant in the face of American pressure.

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[–] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 59 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Xiaomi begins YU7 SUV deliveries as wait times reach up to 14 months CNEV

  • Xiaomi has begun its first deliveries of the YU7 in 58 cities across China, with its founder personally handing over vehicles to some owners.
  • The wait times for the YU7 has been extended across the board, while the SU7 series has seen wait times shortened.

Xiaomi (HKG: 1810, OTCMKTS: XIACY) has started delivering the YU7, but production constraints have extended the wait times for its first electric SUV (sport utility vehicle) to as long as 14 months.

Xiaomi EV, the smartphone giant's electric vehicle (EV) unit, announced today on Weibo that the first deliveries of the YU7 have begun, with Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun personally handing over vehicles to some owners.

Xiaomi EV did not disclose the number of YU7 vehicles delivered in the first batch but said that deliveries began today in 58 cities across China.

With deliveries underway, the wait time for the YU7 has further increased.

Customers purchasing the standard version of the YU7 now face a waiting period of 59-62 weeks for delivery, up from 58-61 weeks as of Friday, according to daily monitoring by CnEVPost.

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For the two variants of the YU7 -- Pro and Max -- the latest wait times are 53-56 weeks and 45-48 weeks, respectively, up from their previous 51-54 weeks and 39-42 weeks.

Meanwhile, the wait time for the entry-level version of Xiaomi's first model, the SU7 sedan, has also increased, while the two higher-priced variants have seen shorter wait times.

The standard version of the SU7 now has a wait time of 38-41 weeks, slightly higher than the previous 33-36 weeks. The SU7 Pro now has a waiting time of 35-38 weeks, down from the previous 49-52 weeks; the SU7 Max is 33-36 weeks, down from the previous 38-41 weeks; and the SU7 Ultra is 15-18 weeks, down from the previous 18-21 weeks.

Following the launch of the YU7, there were concerns that the SUV might cannibalize SU7 orders, but Lei had downplayed these concerns.

Less than 15 percent of total YU7 orders were transferred from the SU7 and SU7 Ultra, Lei said during a live video stream on July 2.

Xiaomi launched the YU7 on June 26, positioning it as a competitor to the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model Y. The three variants start at RMB 253,500 ($35,380), RMB 279,900, and RMB 329,900.

The YU7 received 200,000 firm orders within the first three minutes of sales and over 240,000 locked-in orders within 18 hours, Xiaomi previously announced.

Xiaomi has already produced some YU7 vehicles and allowed consumers to directly lock in orders, enabling a swift start to deliveries.

The company has not previously mentioned when deliveries of customized YU7 vehicles will begin, though its mobile app previously indicated this would occur in August.

The launch of the YU7 further intensifies Xiaomi's production capacity challenges. Currently, the company's operational factory is the phase 1 facility of its EV plant in Beijing, with an annual production capacity of 150,000 units.

Starting in June 2024, the phase 1 factory began implementing a two-shift production to meet demand for its first model, the SU7 series.

Last week, local media outlet Sina Tech reported that Xiaomi EV's phase 2 factory was conducting large-scale hiring to prepare for mass production.

Previous reports from some local media outlets indicated that the phase 2 project of the factory would be completed by mid-June and officially commence production in July-August.

Very very impressive with 800km range. This is going to give BYD a good run for their money.

[–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not even China can avoid falling for SUV slop

[–] RedSailsFan@hexbear.net 39 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

i just want some AES to ban literally all cars, is that really too much too ask? :(

.im being serious btw only vehicles that should be on the road are buses, work vehicles, and emergency vehicles, fuck letting people drive monstrously inefficient and dangerous death machines for no real good reason other than "muh personal freedom" or "convenience")

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Xiaomi's cars are very technically impressive that's for sure. More of a fan of the sports sedans than the SUVs though.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago

It's honestly barely an SUV by American standards, looks like a crossover