schizoidman to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoChina’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s most popular electric car makerwww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down14
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkChina’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s most popular electric car makerwww.straitstimes.comschizoidman to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareM500linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI think I read that the US is considering tariffs or something to basically raise the cost of these cars for US consumers.
minus-squareschizoidmanOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoThere is already an effective 27.5% tariffs on cars made in China. They are still considering to raise it higher.
minus-squareM500linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoWell I do t live in the US anymore and there are Chinese cars where I live. Additionally electric cars are just starting to hit the roads here, so hopefully, when my wife and o get a car, we can get an electric one.
minus-squareMojojojo1993@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoAlso not American but yeah. Free market. But not really. Govt will meddle when it suits
I think I read that the US is considering tariffs or something to basically raise the cost of these cars for US consumers.
There is already an effective 27.5% tariffs on cars made in China. They are still considering to raise it higher.
Well I do t live in the US anymore and there are Chinese cars where I live. Additionally electric cars are just starting to hit the roads here, so hopefully, when my wife and o get a car, we can get an electric one.
Also not American but yeah.
Free market. But not really. Govt will meddle when it suits