Realistically, nothing really. Unless I’m mistaken, the only Chinese-made EVs that were sold in Canada were certain Tesla models. Most of the actual affordable Chinese-made EVs weren’t sold in Canada.
With that said, over the long-term, this will mean significantly less competition and less options for Canadians, which will just push up prices further, exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis.
New_Builder_8942 on
It means more expensive vehicles for Canadians. That’s generally what raising taxes means.
Long term this means that whatever local companies exist have no incentive to innovate and we will continue down the trend of productivity stagnation. Why bother doing the hard work to get better when you can complain to mommy who can get the other kids to go away?
london_user_90 on
It means Canadians just don’t get meaningful access to compact EVs. It’s not like our domestic markets are seriously trying to touch on them – they’re all in on pickups and SUVs. Just a stupid decision that lays bare how deep the government’s bleating about being serious with Climate Change actually goes
ClassOptimal7655 on
It means domestic car companies no longer need to compete with the affordable Chinese EVs so, simply, they won’t.
it means propping up failing geriatric car manufacturers that want young adults already in debt to pay 6 figures for a piece of shit truck and fuck up their life to protect their absurd profits and bonuses without changing anything. free market babyyyyy gas gas gas the numbers must always go up weeee
JohnTheSavage_ on
The only thing I care about is an Ev that either behaves like a regular car out of the box or can be easily jailbroken. I read one story about a guy’s tesla being turned off remotely because it threw a battery warning and that turned me off the current Ev offering pretty quick. If I bought the car, I should own it.
dekuweku on
China is dumping their unsold EVs in international markets and export their way out of their economic problems.
Someone forgot to send a memo that it’s not the 90s anymore, we’re not going to gut out our jobs for a few years of cheap stuff. That’s the Boomers talking.
illuminaughty1973 on
>Chinese-made EVs are now subject to a 100% tariff. What does this mean for Canadians?
It straight up means we are protecting Elon Musk from his competition…. which in this case I am OK with.
Elon is not Canada’s friend, neither is China… but of the two I would.pick Elon.
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Realistically, nothing really. Unless I’m mistaken, the only Chinese-made EVs that were sold in Canada were certain Tesla models. Most of the actual affordable Chinese-made EVs weren’t sold in Canada.
With that said, over the long-term, this will mean significantly less competition and less options for Canadians, which will just push up prices further, exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis.
It means more expensive vehicles for Canadians. That’s generally what raising taxes means.
Long term this means that whatever local companies exist have no incentive to innovate and we will continue down the trend of productivity stagnation. Why bother doing the hard work to get better when you can complain to mommy who can get the other kids to go away?
It means Canadians just don’t get meaningful access to compact EVs. It’s not like our domestic markets are seriously trying to touch on them – they’re all in on pickups and SUVs. Just a stupid decision that lays bare how deep the government’s bleating about being serious with Climate Change actually goes
It means domestic car companies no longer need to compete with the affordable Chinese EVs so, simply, they won’t.
[Ford cancels planned electric car production in Oakville](https://www.electrive.com/2024/07/19/ford-cancels-planned-electric-car-production-in-oakville/#:~:text=Ford%20will%20use%20its%20plant,electric%20vehicles%20as%20previously%20planned)
it means propping up failing geriatric car manufacturers that want young adults already in debt to pay 6 figures for a piece of shit truck and fuck up their life to protect their absurd profits and bonuses without changing anything. free market babyyyyy gas gas gas the numbers must always go up weeee
The only thing I care about is an Ev that either behaves like a regular car out of the box or can be easily jailbroken. I read one story about a guy’s tesla being turned off remotely because it threw a battery warning and that turned me off the current Ev offering pretty quick. If I bought the car, I should own it.
China is dumping their unsold EVs in international markets and export their way out of their economic problems.
Someone forgot to send a memo that it’s not the 90s anymore, we’re not going to gut out our jobs for a few years of cheap stuff. That’s the Boomers talking.
>Chinese-made EVs are now subject to a 100% tariff. What does this mean for Canadians?
It straight up means we are protecting Elon Musk from his competition…. which in this case I am OK with.
Elon is not Canada’s friend, neither is China… but of the two I would.pick Elon.