The US is not business friendly.

Arghg they are just starting to get good to. The ARIYA and leaf are decent vehicles.

FTFY

The US is not business friendly.

Dang it... that means Canadians are also fricked...

Can I get a BYD now? or one of those cute chinese trucks that look like a work truck? i dont want all that AI sensor shit, i just need to drive AC and bluetooth ffs.

Good

They’re still available at great prices too. Used Ariyas are a steal.

Electric vehicle sales in the United States fell 37 percent in February. The market share of EVs dropped below the 5 percent mark south of the border. The elimination of the $7,500 federal tax credit last fall, combined with the Trump administration’s stance, which does little (or nothing) to encourage electrification efforts, has clearly dampened buyer enthusiasm.

Visibly corrupt policitians suddenly pulled the rug under the country's efforts to electrify. No wonder electrification is suffering.

Best we can wish for is companies divest from the USA, and pivot to regions where there are better EV insentives, rather than pivot back to fossil fuels.

Said this before, but US protectionism is going to yield two classes of car: the US and everywhere else. We will end up getting lower quality, expensive versions, while BYD and other Chinese companies will become globally dominant. European and American companies will get away with building low quality ICE cars for the US since they know they won’t have to compete.

Not if we decide to trade with other nations, or the auto sector opens up the market to other countries.