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Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

On one hand:

  • cheaper EV options would be dope!

On the other hand:

  • dependancy on China/CCP seems risky at best reckless at worst.

Personally I'd rather see increased incentives or pushing negotiations with South Korea or Germany for EV alternatives

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    We should get assembly deals in Canada with Renault. Their EVs are smaller, much cheaper and selling so well they can't produce them fast enough. The entire concept of EVs being expensive is a fabrication of the industry. It now costs less to make an EV than an ICE, battery costs have dropped 90% in a decade. Tesla makes the highest profit margins in the industry. But, we let Detroit not only dictate the large trucks we make, but close the CDN market to smaller foreign EVs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I was just in France and the new Renault 5 EV is absolutely amazing for a low cost commuting vehicle. I'd be happy to see French cars on Canadian roads again...

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How does cheaper options on a product = dependency?

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