Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 days agoCanada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla, I have an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square432fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down1101
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1external-linkCanada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla, I have an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVselectrek.coSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 days agomessage-square432fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoThat feels like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”. We don’t want to be dependent on either nationalist autocracy.
minus-squareCptEnder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoMercedes make pretty good EVs but dunno if they’re in Canada. They’re definitely cheaper in Europe though.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoSo does Chevy and Ford and probably most of the others. Toyota has fallen behind IIRC, but most manufacturers have an offering. Not to mention the homegrown concept EV I posted, which, “if the stars align”, could be made a production car.
That feels like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”. We don’t want to be dependent on either nationalist autocracy.
Mercedes make pretty good EVs but dunno if they’re in Canada. They’re definitely cheaper in Europe though.
So does Chevy and Ford and probably most of the others. Toyota has fallen behind IIRC, but most manufacturers have an offering. Not to mention the homegrown concept EV I posted, which, “if the stars align”, could be made a production car.