cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50798037

Canada has had 100 per cent tariffs on all EVs imported from China since last October

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (11 children)

As long as they are safety rated for here i guess it's alright.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    They export them in droves to Europe, and I'd be very surprised if there's a single thing on a vehicle which isn't regulated stricter in Europe than in North America. Maybe emissions in California? Not much emissions from an EV, though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yuppers so that part would be fine. I'm not excited about more of my data being sold to another country/company though....

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    They sell them in EU, that have higher standards than us.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Even though EU has substantial tariffs on them. If we lowered the tariffs or eliminate them, we'd have dirty cheap cars and no more domestic car industry over night.

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

    I'm asking this in honest curiosity. Do we have a domestic car industry anymore? Does a Can-Am Spyder count? I might just be tired this morning, but I can't think of a single Canadian car manufacturer of any volume right now.

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