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Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model

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144 points herbertl | 1 comments | 06 Mar 25 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.343s | source
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kcb ◴[06 Mar 25 00:48 UTC] No.43274788[source]▶
Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it would be to bring accessible EVs to all.
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1. benrutter ◴[06 Mar 25 01:37 UTC] No.43275226[source]▶
Not an expert but my understanding is Trump's announced but not yet enacted 25% tariffs on EU goods, cars being one of the main motivators[0].

So assumung 25% tariff then 8% sale on top, the $20,000 would wind up at $27,000 sale price for the USA (although like other people have pointed out, this isn't going to be sold in the USA)

[0] https://www.statista.com/chart/18771/passenger-car-trade-bet...