Results: Net zero by 2035, 2050, or 2060 (depending on which country you live in), seems to be a worthwhile goal. Achieving it needs a more even commitment since countries with a low one have lower costs on goods and services which damages our economy.
China has been dumping electric vehicles at below cost and dockyards worldwide have become car parks for their unsold vehicles. Some people think our governments should allow these cars to be sold here however to do so would damage our own EV industry. Instead our governments have introduced tariffs to reduce the price advantage but should they simply be banned outright. Here are some considerations.
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Chinese EVs aren't selling in the U.S. and Canada largely because of 27.5% tariffs on the sale price of Chinese vehicles when they arrive at ports. Trump slapped on the bulk of the tariff, 25%, when he was president. Biden has continued this. Currently, the only Chinese-made EVs imported into Canada are Teslas made at the U.S. tech giant's Shanghai factory. The rest have similar tariffs. Should these tariffs be removed so that we can afford an EV?
We need these tariffs to protect our own jobs and industries.
33%
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700 votes
Chinese cars are not as well made as north American made cars
17%
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354 votes
Chinese cars are being sold below cost to prop up a Chinese government which does not like us.
17%
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363 votes
We should allow these cars to be sold only if the price reflects the true cost of manufacture and the cars are made to our standards.
20%
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417 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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23 votes
Not Applicable
38%
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807 votes
- No way
- No
- Never, I grew up when made in China meant horrible quality DO NOT TRUST!!
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.48% | 9 | |
| Boycott China. Boycott EVs. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Need to fix the Grid FIRST. | 0.05% | 1 |
| There are many other reasons drivers aren't buying the EV scam apart from the tarrifs. Spontaneous combustion of te vevickes themselves comes firstly to mind. | 0.05% | 1 |
| No unnecessary tarrifs should be applied. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don t allow them in period | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm not a fan of the electric car so I don't approve of the Chinese electric car being sold here | 0.05% | 1 |
| No EV's should be illegal they destroy the environment by 4000% more than gas vehicles. | 0.05% | 1 |
| NetZero no longer offers internet. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think we should stop making EV's and come up with something better | 0.05% | 1 |
| Just let them be sold at the Asian manufacturers price. | 0.05% | 1 |
| these cars are made with stolen plans | 0.05% | 1 |
| Who cares about EV cars? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Still do not trust the capability of EV's | 0.05% | 1 |
| How do we know the Chinese don t have a tracking device or something else? | 0.05% | 1 |
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Even if Chinese goods and services are sold at their true cost of manufacture, that cost undercuts North American prices due to China's lower commitment to pollution reduction in power generation. (See illustration) This lowers their manufacturing costs and puts us at a competitive disadvantage. China is the world leader in coal fired energy production. Should there be more pressure on China to reduce its carbon footprint through a carbon tax on their products?
Yes
40%
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841 votes
No
9%
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189 votes
Undecided
20%
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410 votes
Not Applicable
31%
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660 votes
- Blend of both
- Both
- Punishing polluters.
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Lets face it, we buy a lot of stuff from China because it is no longer made in our own countries. We killed our own industries because China made it cheaper. and now we have little choice but to buy from there. The money we send to China is used by them to buy our real estate, buy our industries and finance China's global ambitions. China also funds a climate change campaign against our countries while doing very little to clean up its own pollution. Should our governments be fighting back on our behalf? (See illustration)
Yes
47%
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980 votes
No
7%
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146 votes
Undecided
17%
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353 votes
Not Applicable
30%
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621 votes
- If I can afford it after paying all the taxes
- No
- I attempt to buy USA goods all of the time
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As consumers we seem to be under attack from all sides in our government's quest to make us pollute less and this requires us to make sacrifices economically, change our lifestyles and even lose some of our rights and freedoms. To meet our climate goals there is a price on carbon without a drop in the price of clean energy. Should there be a moratorium on our climate change commitments until the alternatives are available at a more realistic cost?
Yes
29%
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617 votes
No
15%
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314 votes
Undecided
25%
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528 votes
Not Applicable
31%
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641 votes
- Only if it lowers the overall price of energy.
- maybe
- No.
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