this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2024
449 points (95.4% liked)

[Dormant] Electric Vehicles

3198 readers
1 users here now

We have moved to:

!electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

A community for the sharing of links, news, and discussion related to Electric Vehicles.

Rules

  1. No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, casteism, speciesism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
  2. Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
  3. No self-promotion.
  4. No irrelevant content. All posts must be relevant and related to plug-in electric vehicles — BEVs or PHEVs.
  5. No trolling.
  6. Policy, not politics. Submissions and comments about effective policymaking are allowed and encouraged in the community, however conversations and submissions about parties, politicians, and those devolving into general tribalism will be removed.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Sunshine@lemmy.ca
Ceres@lemmy.world
449
BYD would still have the cheapest EV in the US, even with a 100% tariff (electrek.co)
submitted 2 months ago by MyOpinion@lemm.ee to c/evs@lemmy.world
205 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Even with the new 100% tariff on electric vehicles imported from China, BYD would still have the cheapest EV in the US. According to a new report, BYD’s lowest-priced EV would still undercut all US automakers at under $25,000.

After discontinuing the production of vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in March 2022, BYD has been at the forefront of the industry’s shift to EVs.

Honestly in my opinion it is time to remove all tariffs on EVs under 25k and let anyone who wants to fill that slot in. American car manufacturers refuse to fill the market need.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] arin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Pretty sure other incentives have been implemented for other car companies like tax rebates. Let's not forget the fossil fuel industry being subsidized still...

[–] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're correct, but what I was, not clearly, talking about is increasing the incentives so its easier for people to purchase electric vehicles. You do bring up a good point that fossil fuel subsidies should also be reduced to better reflect its true costs.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

During global boiling crisis we should completely reverse and start taxing fossil fuel

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The complicated thing about that is it will harm your average worker until cheap alternatives are available.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

?? Then why tarriff EVs?

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

I agree with you there!

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Those incentives don't just apply to US companies only which is what China is doing with their state-owned companies.