Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoCanada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla, I have an alternative: open the door to Chinese EVselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square393linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWould the Chinese EVs even meet our safety standards?
minus-squareVictor Villas@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoAlmost certainly, because our safety standards are garbage, because we force ourselves to be in lockstep with NHTSA as to not make trade and travel difficult with the US
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s my concern as well. Seeing what happened with the cheap hoverboards and ebikes makes me wary of being too lenient on these.
minus-squareNoxy@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYou should also worry about if Chinese EVs meet reasonable labor standards. Which they don’t.
Would the Chinese EVs even meet our safety standards?
Almost certainly, because our safety standards are garbage, because we force ourselves to be in lockstep with NHTSA as to not make trade and travel difficult with the US
They meet EU standards.
That’s my concern as well. Seeing what happened with the cheap hoverboards and ebikes makes me wary of being too lenient on these.
You should also worry about if Chinese EVs meet reasonable labor standards. Which they don’t.