• toastmeister@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    China makes a hybrid for 14k. I’m guessing we will have those retaliatory tariffs from China in perpetuity to protect this, and protect ourselves from lower prices.

    • Jason2357@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

      I don’t think you can make a safe and practical EV for 14k without resorting to slave labour. The battery required to drive a range expected by Canadians will cost most of that alone.

      • Variants of Concern@lemmy.one
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        5 hours ago

        It could be government subsidized with the requirement that it be under a certain cost. Or like a contract to see who could build a certain number of cars for a certain price and meet certains standards plus public chargers