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Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the US (apnews.com)
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Canada’s government on Monday announced it is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches U.S. tariffs and follows similar plans announced by the European Commission.

The announcement followed encouragement by U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and cabinet ministers on Sunday. Sullivan is set to make his first visit to Beijing on Tuesday.

Trudeau said Canada also will impose a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum.

“Actors like China have chosen to give themselves an unfair advantage in the global marketplace,” he said.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What is currently the lowest priced EV in Canada?

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

LMAO well at least it seats two.

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

An e-bike probably.

In seriousness, you're not going to get a very valuable answer with such a broad question. They can be quite cheap, but have little range. Elaborating on what you'd want in an EV would help people provide better answers.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That’s a very valid point.

For an average vehicle I was thinking either a midsize sedan or SUV that seats up to 5.

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Here's an article that's probably most helpful. Looks like the stated prices are for base models.

[–] maxsettings@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

We have an Ioniq 5, paid $62,000 after tax, with federal rebate, and upgrades (winter tiers, extended range (520 km), floor mats, etc.). I would not consider EVs in Canada to be cheap by any standard. The base models tend to have poor range for anything more than light city driving.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

For cars, Chevrolet Bolt, 40k before incentives.