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Cheap Chinese EVs Are Coming To Canada. Not Everyone Is Happy About It
Canada has reduced its tariff on imported Chinese EVs from 100% down to 6.1%. Imports are capped at 49,000 cars for the first year, growing to 70,000 by year five. Some Canadian politicians aren’t too happy with the deal, citing cybersecurity concerns and hurting Canada’s relationship with the U.S. Several American officials expressed concerns as well. Once, the United States…
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Car influencers love Chinese EVs — and China loves them back
The first Chinese-made car Omar Rana ever drove was a gas-powered SUV that he rented while on a trip overseas in 2015. To say it didn’t leave much of an impression would be an understatement. “It sucked really bad,” Rana, aka OmarDrives, tells me. “A horrible experience.” Flash forward nearly a decade to last year, when Rana received a DM…
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EVs are notoriously expensive, so I’m leasing one instead — here’s why it’s the smarter way to go
As much as I love testing out all of the best electric cars on the market, there’s still one thing that makes a lot of people (myself included) hesitant about buying one — their cost. EVs are obnoxiously expensive and I often argue how hybrids and PHEVs are better alternatives. For the past year now, I’ve been debating on what…
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