Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoCanada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla, I have an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1922arrow-down180
arrow-up1842arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square307fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·edit-27 hours agoThat feels like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”. We don’t want to be dependent on either nationalist autocracy.
minus-squareCptEnder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours 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-241 minutes 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.