The World Trade Organisation has condemned the US tariffs on Chinese EVs because it clearly breaks WTO rules. Also the US subsidies green technology including EV cars under the Inflation reduction act. So the US is doing exactly the same thing.
Re Chinese tariffs - BMW, Volvo/Polestar, Lotus, and other brands that grew up out of China all produce cars in China. If these tariffs are going to hit ALL Chinese cars then it will be interesting to see if there's a 'No, not those' clause... BTW, nice choice of Comma AI after the BlueCruise sub ends - if it's good enough for Aptera... 👍
Advanced tech has derailed the affordability of EVs. Thanks to channels like these that promote autonomous driving and the current political environment, mass consumers will not see affordable EVs. A missed opportunity was wasted to save the environment. EVs will grow, but not enough in quantity to save the environment. In the USA, a little of over 1% of light duty vehicles on road are registered EVs. That means that 1% of the population who can afford it, bought EVs, but that is not the demographic that drives the most. BYD Seagull was the answer, but now it is fading fast for consumers around the world with tariffs in place. Gov’t’s have been exposed: Environment be damned, it is about jobs.
Rimac can't offer another electric car unless it can make it substantially better. No one would spend another few million dollars on a vehicle that would only be 60-80 kg lighter than the current one. The current one already has more power than the tires can handle at higher speeds. So the vehicle needs to be significantly lighter, at least by ~16.5% (to get closer to the 1:1 power to weight ratio) to have better driving dynamics, but battery technology is evolving slower than predicted 5 years ago.
