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The US doesn’t make bicycles anymore — here’s how to change that
Can this policy bring bicycle manufacturing back to the US?
Last month, the Biden administration announced major new tariffs on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, and a range of other goods — seeking to prevent China from flooding the market with cheap products that could endanger domestic manufacturers. But rather than let tariffs kneecap the e-bike industry right as its gaining steam, Blumenauer is proposing a 10-year suspension to let US companies catch up and establish supply chains that circumnavigate countries like China. The advent of the automobile spurred a multi-decade highway building campaign that effectively subsidized the auto industry, gobbling up land, and squeezing out smaller, more economical modes of getting around, including public transportation.
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