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President Donald Trump has been a bit wishy-washy about Chinese EVs, but he is keeping the 100% tariffs on them for now. He recently said on social media: “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life.”<\/span><\/p>\nNational Automobile Dealers Association\u2019s CEO Mike Stanton was one of the officials who has continued to agree with the Trump Administration, stating that letting Chinese cars in would be bad for the country’s economy and consumers. But despite American automakers pushing the idea of “American innovation”<\/a> to align with the government’s fantasies of a thriving domestic car market, Americans themselves are warming up to the idea of Chinese EVs. Those cheap vehicles are looking pretty sweet as the country’s average new-car price increases to $50,000<\/a>, driven by tariffs.<\/p>\n\u201cThe panic from the NADA is, of course, expected because it\u2019s a wake-up call,\u201d said Robby DeGraff, Product and Consumer Insights Manager at AutoPacific. \u201cThe products of today\u2019s Chinese automakers (whether ICE or EV\/NEV) are undoubtedly compelling, impressive, and enticing to even the American consumer.”<\/p>\n
There are some surveys to back this up (sort of). According to EVs For All America<\/a>, Republicans are warming up to the concept of EVs, but maybe not ones specifically from China. Americans under 45 are generally pretty open-minded to the idea of a Chinese-made vehicle, but consumers over 55 were “hostile” at the idea.<\/p>\n“The path to breaking down the partisan EV divide is clear in the data,\u201d said CEO Mike Murphy. “It\u2019s all about focusing on great vehicle performance and attributes, not on political climate dogma.”<\/p>\n
Right now, Americans are answering a hypothetical question since Chinese EVs are essentially banned from the country. But once these super cheap Chinese EVs are in Canada and Europe, some Americans – even ones over 55 years old – will secretly wish they had a lower monthly payment on their car. And if it actually did become an option, maybe Americans would have to think it over a bit more, given that they can see the cheap cars across the street and get some real FOMO. For now, they can pretend to hate Chinese EVs and shake their fists at Canada while waiting for Ford’s new “unicasting” EVs<\/a> powered by Chinese batteries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada has decided it’s no longer in alignment with the United States’ ban on Chinese EVs and is looking into … <\/p>\n
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President Donald Trump has been a bit wishy-washy about Chinese EVs, but he is keeping the 100% tariffs on them for now. He recently said on social media: “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life.”<\/span><\/p>\n National Automobile Dealers Association\u2019s CEO Mike Stanton was one of the officials who has continued to agree with the Trump Administration, stating that letting Chinese cars in would be bad for the country’s economy and consumers. But despite American automakers pushing the idea of “American innovation”<\/a> to align with the government’s fantasies of a thriving domestic car market, Americans themselves are warming up to the idea of Chinese EVs. Those cheap vehicles are looking pretty sweet as the country’s average new-car price increases to $50,000<\/a>, driven by tariffs.<\/p>\n \u201cThe panic from the NADA is, of course, expected because it\u2019s a wake-up call,\u201d said Robby DeGraff, Product and Consumer Insights Manager at AutoPacific. \u201cThe products of today\u2019s Chinese automakers (whether ICE or EV\/NEV) are undoubtedly compelling, impressive, and enticing to even the American consumer.”<\/p>\n There are some surveys to back this up (sort of). According to EVs For All America<\/a>, Republicans are warming up to the concept of EVs, but maybe not ones specifically from China. Americans under 45 are generally pretty open-minded to the idea of a Chinese-made vehicle, but consumers over 55 were “hostile” at the idea.<\/p>\n “The path to breaking down the partisan EV divide is clear in the data,\u201d said CEO Mike Murphy. “It\u2019s all about focusing on great vehicle performance and attributes, not on political climate dogma.”<\/p>\n Right now, Americans are answering a hypothetical question since Chinese EVs are essentially banned from the country. But once these super cheap Chinese EVs are in Canada and Europe, some Americans – even ones over 55 years old – will secretly wish they had a lower monthly payment on their car. And if it actually did become an option, maybe Americans would have to think it over a bit more, given that they can see the cheap cars across the street and get some real FOMO. For now, they can pretend to hate Chinese EVs and shake their fists at Canada while waiting for Ford’s new “unicasting” EVs<\/a> powered by Chinese batteries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Canada has decided it’s no longer in alignment with the United States’ ban on Chinese EVs and is looking into … <\/p>\n