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Originally Posted by Powerday
BYD is everywhere in Europe these days, so it's always surprising to hear how uncommon they still are in the US. It will be interesting to see whether they eventually find a way into the American passenger car market in a meaningful way.
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Chinese EVs will not make it to US any time soon, if ever. There is a bipartisan effort to keep them out of US market.
For reference:
Recent Polestar exit from US was due to The Connected Vehicle Rule. Which was passed by the Biden admin. It finally kicked in for 2027 model year.
100% tariff on Chinese EVs was also passed by the Biden admin. They also raised tariffs on solar cells and semi-conductors to 50%. Lithium batteries and battery parts also got raised to 25%.
So it isn't just Chinese vehicles, it was a whole host of Chinese tech they trying to keep out of US markets.