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Mexico is already building its own cheap EVs that will rival China

Electrek

Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. The country’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, said automakers plan to develop multiple models as it builds a domestic supply chain.

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Biden administration considers penalties for Chinese EV companies in Mexico

Teslarati

The Biden Administration is considering penalties for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automakers who are moving production to Mexico. White House to hike tariffs on Chinese EVs to fend off cheap imports The White House is thinking of adding penalties to the tariff if Chinese EV makers move production to Mexico to circumvent new import taxes.

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Mexico is already building its own cheap EVs that will rival China

Baua Electric

Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. The country’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, said automakers plan to develop multiple models as it builds a domestic supply chain. The country already has several prototypes. “We

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Tesla flooded with new invitations from Mexican States vying to host automaker

Teslarati

Just last week, it seemed like Tesla had finally narrowed down the location where it would be building its newest facility in Mexico. Veracruz noted that it had an abundant supply of water and cheap electricity , thanks to Mexico’s only nuclear power plant. The Northern State of Nuevo Leon is close to the U.S.

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Tijuana Man Burns Tesla While Trying to Charge Directly Off Power Line Connection

The Truth About Cars

More recently, a man in Tijuana, Mexico, discovered that his idea to plug his Tesla directly into a power line via an illegal electric hookup was not a bright one. The firefighters in Tijuana had to build dirt berms around the car to hold enough water to keep it submerged. Teslas charge pretty fast in the grand scheme of things.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

And oil only seems cheap. When our country was attacked at Pearl Harbor, no one believed we could build 30,000 planes and tanks in just one year. But it will take decades to shift most freight from trucks to trains, design walkable communities, shorten our commutes, and build better mass transit and high-speed rail networks.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.