On one hand allowing obviously superior and cheaper Chinese EVs into the states at MSRP would obliterate the automakers which are one of the last bastions of organized labor. On the other hand getting cheap EVs into people's hands is the outer limit of viable climate change action in this treat demon settler country.
EVs aren't a viable way to address climate change; overall primary energy use needs to decrease and EVs are still a very, very energy-intensive form of transportation. Organized labor will be a necessary component of any attempt to address climate change beyond offering people better treats.
It is however ridiculous because the dems have created a system where only affluent people can afford EVs; they'll pat them on the back and assure them they did their part to save the planet. Now if only the poors trundling along in their aged gasmobiles could get their shit together.
I was hoping to get a cheap Chinese EV when I next need a car. Now that will cost twice as much thanks to nationalist sinophobia.
China is in a fine position either way, though. They will fully replace any demand for American cars in the vast majority of the world. And the US will just be offloading these costs to their workers, raising the price of hiring an American by the amount their cars are overpriced, making it even harder for the US to compete.
Chinese automakers do so well they sell to the USA market WAY below cost just because they can.
You can cash in your xibucks to get a rebate on a Chinese EV.