On 17 Apr 2026 at 8:28, Darryl McMahon via EV wrote: > With the prospect of up to 50,000 Chinese-origin EVs to be available in > Canada in the next year, that could also boost sales numbers.
I thought the deal was for 100k Chinese EVs. Was that over 2 years? The EU's somewhat understandable protectionist instincts have been nagging them, and they're resisting Chinese EVs here. But I keep seeing more and more BYDs, typically grossly massive behemoths about the size of Range Rovers. Meanwhile, as I mentioned in the other post, the EU automakers are taking on China pretty aggressively. Their main tricks are using smallish LFP batteries, streamlining parts count, and manufacturing in eastern European states. The new Twingo is built in Slovenia, and Stellantis is planning to stop building cars at its Poissy (near Paris) plant by 2028. Despite their efforts, I think it's likely that BYD and Chery EVs will end up doing to the world's long-established automakers what what small Nissan and Toyota ICEVs did to them in the 1970s. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The intolerant man would deny to others the very freedom of opinion or dissent which he so stridently demands for himself. -- Robert F Kennedy = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/
