Daily Archive: June 20, 2025

Push for Tariffs on Chinese EVs in Brazil as BYD Comes to Town

As we’ve been reporting, Chinese EV giant BYD has been expanding into or rapidly accelerating the competition in more and more markets, including in Latin America. It has been offering more affordable — but still very good — electric cars than these markets had before. Brazil is one of those ... [continued]

Can You Ever Trust Automakers Saying There’s Not Enough EV Demand?

We’ve seen it countless times now. A decade ago, it was the clear core talking point of automakers. There’s “no demand” for EVs. Consumers supposedly didn’t want electric cars — sad, so sad, but just reality. Except, repeatedly, it has been proven wrong. It’s often been used in connection with ... [continued]