Sunshine (she/her) to [email protected] • 4 months agoCanada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla, I have an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square416fedilinkarrow-up11.2K
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•4 months agoWould the Chinese EVs even meet our safety standards?
minus-squareVictor Villaslinkfedilink8•edit-24 months agoAlmost certainly, because our safety standards are garbage, because we force ourselves to be in lockstep with NHTSA as to not make trade and travel difficult with the US
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•4 months agoThat’s my concern as well. Seeing what happened with the cheap hoverboards and ebikes makes me wary of being too lenient on these.
minus-squareNoxylinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoYou should also worry about if Chinese EVs meet reasonable labor standards. Which they don’t.
Would the Chinese EVs even meet our safety standards?
Almost certainly, because our safety standards are garbage, because we force ourselves to be in lockstep with NHTSA as to not make trade and travel difficult with the US
That’s my concern as well. Seeing what happened with the cheap hoverboards and ebikes makes me wary of being too lenient on these.
They meet EU standards.
You should also worry about if Chinese EVs meet reasonable labor standards. Which they don’t.