I keep watching videos about China and the car maker BYD and realizing that Trump is going to let them into the U.S. (he said as much at the RNC).

As a consumer, I'm excited about affordable EVs. That said, I'm pretty sure that would all but wipe out U.S. car manufacturers.

It would be apocalyptic.

@khalidabuhakmeh Over here in Australia, after Tesla, the most sold EVs are from BYD.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/ev-sales-australia-first-nine-months-of-2024/

And the MG4 had a big sale month in October (they heavily discounted the MY23 models to clear way for the new model). https://thedriven.io/2024/11/06/mg-outsells-tesla-for-first-time-as-australian-ev-sales-stagnate-despite-price-war/

There's no tariffs for EVs over here. So we're expecting more of them to come to Australia next year https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/which-chinese-car-brands-are-coming-to-australia-in-2024-and-2025

Best-selling electric cars in Australia over first nine months of 2024

Sales of electric cars have hit a speed bump – and are on track to fail to improve upon 2023's record result.

Drive