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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2024 · 21 MIN

Why you can’t buy a cheap Chinese electric car

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 If price is one of your top reasons for why you haven’t bought an electric car, China is looking to solve that problem. Chinese consumers can buy high quality electric cars for as little as $10 -thousand USD and Chinese carmakers are looking to expand their reach globally.But American and European governments are hoping to put a stop to it with high tariffs to give local manufacturers a fighting chance. But is it too late?Steve LeVine, the author of The Powerhouse: America, China and The Great Battery War and editor of the Electric, joins us to talk about why China’s electric vehicle market is booming and what that could mean for western automakers.For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

If price is one of your top reasons for why you haven’t bought an electric car, China is looking to solve that problem. Chinese consumers can buy high quality electric cars for as little as $10 -thousand USD and Chinese carmakers are looking to expand their reach globally.But American and European governments are hoping to put a stop to it with high tariffs to give local manufacturers a fighting chance. But is it too late?Steve LeVine, the author of The Powerhouse: America, China and The Great Battery War and editor of the Electric, joins us to talk about why China’s electric vehicle market is booming and what that could mean for western automakers.For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

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