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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: 0s | 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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jakelazaroff ◴[06 Mar 25 00:55 UTC] No.43274833[source]▶
You jest but one reason Chinese EVs aren’t available here is that there’s a 100% tariff on them. One hundred percent! Enacted under Biden, no less.
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JumpCrisscross ◴[06 Mar 25 01:16 UTC] No.43275022[source]▶
> one reason Chinese EVs aren’t available here is that there’s a 100% tariff on them

Our egg prices are also high because we block Mexican and Canadian imports. Trump continues a multi-decade trend of taxing consumers to subsidise business owners.

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1. tehjoker ◴[06 Mar 25 02:54 UTC] No.43275879{3}[source]▶
the egg prices are high because we are culling egg laying hens infected with H5N1 due to pandemic risk