The following article, written by Paweł Wargan for Progressive International, examines the neverending accusations by Western media and politicians regarding China’s putative ‘overcapacity’ in electric vehicles (EVs). Paweł explores the reasons for these accusations, and comprehensively refutes them. The article observes that China’s industrial utilisation rates and inventory levels are similar to those of the … Continue reading “Nothing like before” — China is out-competing the West on EVs
The tariffs are irrelevant *in the US since the DOT won’t do safety testing on them, so they aren’t road legal. I’m honestly not even sure what the point of slapping tariffs on them was other than signalling to automakers that they won’t face any competition.
There are reasons you might buy a vehicle that won’t operate on public roads and therefore doesn’t need tags, it makes it more expensive for those people (though, amusingly, still less expensive than just about every other EV still)
I saw a Zeekr 001 a couple months ago, probably the only one in the country. Not sure how they managed to get around the super strict import laws but where there’s a will (and a shitload of 富二代 cash), there’s a way.
The tariffs are irrelevant *in the US since the DOT won’t do safety testing on them, so they aren’t road legal. I’m honestly not even sure what the point of slapping tariffs on them was other than signalling to automakers that they won’t face any competition.
There are reasons you might buy a vehicle that won’t operate on public roads and therefore doesn’t need tags, it makes it more expensive for those people (though, amusingly, still less expensive than just about every other EV still)
I saw a Zeekr 001 a couple months ago, probably the only one in the country. Not sure how they managed to get around the super strict import laws but where there’s a will (and a shitload of 富二代 cash), there’s a way.