Western automakers spent decades trying to either kill the electric car or bury their head in the sand and innovate in the slowest possible manner.
Tesla, at least, kickstarted some of the automakers into entering the market with better options, however, its been half-assed.
They fell behind the tech battle and now need the government to implement tariffs to protect their interests.
Should that market be protected? probably. It's a big sector, offers some strategic value, foreign subsidies, and there is some argument with the coming cold war with china; but, it sucks we have to blame the government or a foreign power for our automakers' incompetence
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