Canada to slap 100% tariff on Chinese EVs just as BYD preps for market debut
Canada is set to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, following similar moves by the US and Europe. The move comes just as China’s largest EV maker, BYD, prepares to enter Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Monday that Canada will enforce a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs.
The sanctions mirror similar moves from the US and Europe to “protect domestic manufacturing” from the threat of low-cost EVs from China.
Last week, the European Commission announced new tariff rates as part of an ongoing investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies. The new EU import tariffs range from 9% to 36.3%, down from the initial 17.4% to 38.1% proposed in June.
Tesla and BYD were among the companies with rate drops. Tesla was the biggest winner, with its rate import rate dropping from 20.8% to just 9%. BYD’s rate was cut from 17.4% to 17%.
Canada will follow the US, its biggest trade partner by far, in enacting a 100% tariff rate on Chinese EV imports.
BYD to face 100% tariff in Canada
The update comes as China’s largest EV maker, BYD, preps to launch vehicles in Canada. BYD is already a leading EV brand in Mexico, but entering Canada could shake up the North American auto market.
Although BYD has not officially announced the news, a regulatory filing (via Reuters) in the country last month revealed it was moving closer.
BYD Canada also met with government officials and inquired about opening retail locations with dealers.
The Chinese EV maker is already making its presence known in Mexico after delivering its first batch of 100 Yuan Plus models last summer.
In May, BYD revealed its first pickup truck, the Shark PHEV, in Mexico. Starting at 899,980 pesos ($53,400), BYD’s pickup will challenge top-selling models in the region, like the Ford Ranger and the Toyota Hilux.
BYD is also closing in on a deal for a new plant in Mexico as it expands its North American manufacturing footprint.
BYD’s America CEO, Stella Li, has already said the company has no plans to sell passenger EVs in the US due to its “confusing” politics. However, it already sells its electric buses in the States.
Trudeau said the new tariffs on Chinese EVs will go into effect on October 1, 2024, to “level the playing field for Canadian workers.” The tariffs will apply to electric and select hybrid passenger cars, buses, trucks, and delivery vans.
Currently, Tesla is the only automaker selling Chinese-made EVs in the nation. However, several Chinese auto leaders, including BYD, are eyeing the Canadian market.
Electrek’s Take
Canada is following the US in imposing a massive 100% tariff rate on Chinese EVs to “protect” domestic workers.
Meanwhile, American automakers, including Ford and GM, are delaying or canceling major EV initiatives altogether, which could put them further behind the industry.
Ford canceled plans for its three-row electric SUV. Even if Chinese EVs face a 100% tariff, other overseas automakers like Kia and Hyundai are already gaining ground in the US. Hyundai, including Kia and Genesis, topped Ford and GM as the second-best-selling EV brand in the US in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, BYD topped Honda and Nissan in Q2 to become the seventh-largest automaker globally.
With low-cost EVs, like the Seagull, which starts at just $9,700 (69,800 yuan) in China, BYD is quickly catching up to America’s “Big Three.”
Ford has shifted plans to focus on smaller, more affordable EVs as it looks to keep pace with Tesla and Chinese OEMs. CEO Jim Farley has praised BYD’s vehicles in the past, calling the Seagull a “pretty damn good car.”
Farley has warned that if Ford or its rivals cannot keep up with Chinese EVs, then profits and market share are at risk. Ford’s leader said that if the company fails to compete, it will shrink into just the North American market.
Source: AP News
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Uber launches true driverless robotaxi operations in the Middle East with WeRide [Video]
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Just over a year after Uber announced a strategic partnership in the Middle East with autonomous vehicle specialist WeRide, the companies have officially begun offering the public robotaxi rides without a driver or safety operator present on board.
Today’s latest milestone involving robotaxi operations in the Middle East dates back to September 2024, when Uber and WeRide initially announced a strategic partnership to bring autonomous rides to the UAE.
Three months later, the partner officially launched autonomous rides in Abu Dhabi, but with a safety operator present in the vehicle. At the time, Uber and WeRide said the supervised rides were “laying the groundwork” for a true driverless commercial operations planned for 2025.
That day has come.
WeRide and Uber have confirmed that commercial robotaxi operations are officially underway in Abu Dhabi without any safety operators on board – a first for the Middle East.
Uber rolls out Middle East robotaxi operations in Abu Dhabi
Uber shared details of its latest milestone late this evening or in the afternoon in the Middle East, depending on where you are.
Beginning today (Wednesday) customers in Abu Dhabi can select an UberX or Uber Comfort ride that enables them to be matched with a fully autonomous WeRide robotaxi without a driver inside. Riders in the Middle East can also increase their chances of hailing one of these driverless rides by select the “Autonomous” option in the Uber app.
In order to qualify, the prosepctive rider’s route must be part of WeRide’s operating territory in Abu Dhabi and a dedicated WeRide GXR Robotaxi vehicle (seen in the featured image above) must be available.
Similar to Uber’s partnership with Waymo in Austin and Atlanta, the global rideshare network will oversee fleet operations for WeRide vehicles, handling end-to end rider support. It has tapped Tawasul Transport to facilitate vehicle cleaning, maintenance, inspections, charging, and depot management. WeRide will remain responsible for vehicle testing.
As you may recall last spring, Uber and WeRide announced an expansion to their strategic partnership beyond the Middle East (although Dubai will be the city for its next robotaxi rollout). Over the next five years, Uber and WeRide intend to deploy true driverless public rides in 15 additional cities, some of which will be in Europe.
As promised, here’s some b-roll footage from Uber showing how riders in Abu Dhabi can order a WeRide robotaxi:
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Metro Detroit is about to get a big boost of fast EV chargers, with more than 40 new ChargePoint ports set to come online across multiple sites owned by the Dabaja Brothers Development Group.
The first ultra-fast charging site just opened in Canton, Michigan. It’s owned and operated by Dabaja Brothers, who plan to follow it with additional ChargePoint-equipped locations in Dearborn and Livonia.
“We started this project because we saw a gap in our community – there was almost nowhere to charge an EV in Canton, and a similar lack of charging across metro Detroit,” said Yousef Dabaja, owner/operator at Dabaja Brothers.
Each metro Detroit site will feature ChargePoint Express Plus fast charging stations, which can deliver up to 500 kW to a single port, can fast-charge two vehicles at the same time, and are compatible with all EVs. The stations feature a proprietary cooling system to deliver peak charging speeds for sustained periods, ensuring that charging speed remains consistent.
The stations operate on the new ChargePoint Platform, which enables operators to monitor performance, adjust pricing, troubleshoot issues, and gain real-time insights to keep chargers running smoothly.
Rick Wilmer, CEO at ChargePoint, said, “This initiative will rapidly infill the ‘fast charging deserts’ across the Detroit area, allowing drivers to quickly recharge their vehicles when and where they need to.”
Read more: ChargePoint just gave its EV charging software a major AI upgrade
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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Starbucks have officially opened their first DC fast charging hub together, off the I-5 in Red Bluff, California.
The 400 kW Mercedes-Benz chargers are capable of adding up to 300 miles in 10 minutes, depending on the EV, and every stall has both NACS and CCS cables – they’re fully open DC fast chargers.
Mercedes-Benz HPC North America, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group and renewable energy producer MN8 Energy, first announced in July 2024 that it would install DC fast chargers at Starbucks stores along Interstate 5, the main 1,400-mile north-south interstate highway on the US West Coast from Canada to Mexico. Ultimately, Mercedes plans to install fast chargers at 100 Starbucks stores across the US.
Mercedes-Benz HPC opened its first North American charging site at Mercedes-Benz USA’s headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in November 2023 as part of an initial $1 billion charging network investment. As of the end of 2024, Mercedes had deployed over 150 operational fast chargers in the US, but it hasn’t disclosed an official number of how many chargers are currently online.
Andrew Cornelia, CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC North America, is leaving the company at the end of the month to become global head of electrification & sustainability at Uber.
Read more: Mercedes-Benz is deploying 400 kW US-made EV fast chargers with CCS and NACS cables
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