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Trump Hates EVs, But Welcomes China To Build Cars In The U.S.
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate have waged a war against electric cars. Yet, Trump signaled an openness to Chinese brands.
Those remarks come as a surprise to countless groups, from American auto industry officials who fear competition from China's advanced EVs all the way to fellow Republican lawmakers who have been intensely tough on the country and its ruling Chinese Communist Party government. He implied that he would push to amend the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade deal and slap taxes as high as 200% on Mexican-made cars to prevent them from entering the U.S. The EPA regulations require automakers to sell more plug-in cars to meet emissions targets aimed at preventing billions of tonnes of harmful gasses from entering the atmosphere.
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