Switching from one Authoritarian to another is never the solution.

If things keep getting worse, could Canada in theory steal IP and just try to make the best EV it can by copying others including Tesla (if it’s worth copying)?

It’s a great time to boost Canadian manufacturing. Hint hint Ottawa

Why not do both? I like public transit idea but does not work for smaller/rural communities

Chinese EVs are very dangerous because of low quality standards. There are plenty of videos with batteries catching fire and the EVs burning up in the middle of the road.

We know that new(er) cars have spyware controlled by some government or corporation. If my privacy is going to be violated, I’d rather have a hostile gov/co do it. I’m not a government employee. When it comes to national security, I’m a complete nobody. I don’t give a shit what Beijing knows about my life, because they don’t care, and probably won’t share info with the West. Maybe they’ll share it with Russia, but again, that’s irrelevant to me.

I want Washington (and, to a much lesser extent, Ottawa) to know as little as possible, because I don’t trust them, and it’s much, much easier for them to make my life difficult if they want to.

I’d like to hear your opinions on this take.

If they care about the environment at all they will. If they care about their people at all, they already would have.

Tesla stands no chance to compete with Chinese vehicles. It's wild how high quality and cheap these Chinese cars are.

Or maintain and drive the car you already have. There are more options then Tesla and BYD. These are probably the worst options.

The main reason why Chinese cars (all of them) aren't allowed in North America is most don't pass our strict Safety standards. What needs to happen is provinces need to allow mini EV's. There are wonderful little single or two seater EV's that only do 30 Kmh, and can do 50 to 100 km's in range. But aren't allowed legally on the road. You can get them for like 5K.

Why can't you guys make your own? Its not hard. Musk figured it out.