is it hard to… ya know… hypothetically obtain one of these cheaper, mexican imported evs? askin for a huh friend
No, you cant import it. They dont meet safety standards.
What if we elect Trump and he gets rid of safety standards, could we import it then?
No cause he’s also gonna ban evs
However, you can import many kei cars and trucks and people are doing it because they’re super cheap.
They’re almost exclusively being imported as antique vehicles. I don’t think you’re going to find a cheap, useful, 25-year old Chinese EV, but all the power to you!
They sure look cheap to me:
https://boekiusa.com/inventory/new-jersey/paterson/all-vehicles/available
None of those are Chinese EVs. I was pointing out that the “anique import loophole” doesn’t apply to Chinese EVs (at least for another couple decades).
Sorry, missed the EV part. True, although there is a Japanese kei EV.
Not sure if you can import it or what the price is though.
I think you missed the point again. That’s only 2 years old. They need to be 25+ to be easily imported into the US. Otherwise you’ll pay tariffs and they’d be subjected to the same safety tests required for new vehicles sold in America. It’s only because they’re 25+ years old that they aren’t subjected to the standard rules on imports.
undermining regional carmakers
I think the word they’re looking for is in fact “outcompeting.”
Yutaro-Katori-with-butterfly-meme: Is this capitalism?
Outcompeting by having a nation subsidize the cost. Until local manufacturers go out of business because they can’t compete. Then China owns the entire industry she jacks to the price.
It’s like no one has been paying attention.
