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Starting in the 1980s, European automakers steadily conquered China, racking up millions in sales with little local competition. Now they'll have to defend their home turf in Europe from an onslaught of formidable Chinese electric vehicles. 、

As a fleet of vessels ship ultracheap electric vehicles like those from brand BYD into Europe from China, helpless European carmakers have looked on, begging for regulators to save them from a price war they can’t possibly win.

Affordability has been a key driver of consumer choices when buying a car. The average consumer in the U.S. and Europe has yet to afford an EV manufactured by a Western carmaker.

生詞短語:

automaker

汽車制造商

conquer

征服，占領

rack up

累計，積累

defend one’s home turf

保衛自己的地盤

onslaught

猛攻，沖擊

formidable

強大的，令人畏懼的

a fleet of

一批（通常指船、飛機、車輛等）

look on

旁觀

beg

乞求，請求

regulator

監管者，監管機構

a key driver

關鍵因素