Hybrid Electric Vehicles

[ytz]

Nobody will buy Chinese cars they said.....

Cheap Chinese Cars Are Taking Over Roads From Brazil to South Africa

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-17/chinese-carmakers-threaten-ford-gm-stellantis-in-global-markets

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Nobody will buy Chinese cars they said.....

The proof will be in the pudding in a few years. If the cars do well, then more people will buy them, if not....

 

[ytz]

The proof will be in the pudding in a few years. If the cars do well, then more people will buy them, if not....

You could just read the article....

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Tesla has likley the most efficient manufacturing of any carmaker in the world, yet they cannot sell a car in North America as cheaply as the Chinese. I seen a lot of stuff on Chinese complaining about how poorly constructed many of them are. The Chinese are big on features, not on long term reliability.

 

[The Bread Guy]

So, is this the crack that eventually breaks open the dyke?

Quebec government lifts planned 2035 ban on gas-powered vehicle sales

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is lifting a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars that would have taken effect in 2035.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Background: as of a couple of weeks ago, at least one poll showed QC's Premier not doing so well in the popularity department in spite of a honkin' minority in the legislature/National Assembly from 2022's provincial election, so is this one way of looking nicer?

Premiers’ Performance: The journey from first to worst for Legault; Eby’s decline continues - Canadian premiers approval rankings Sept 2025

In September 2025, Kinew leads premiers; Legault deepest fall; mixed results for Ford, Moe, Smith, Eby. Canadian premiers approval rankings Sept 2025

angusreid.org

 

[Halifax Tar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000673886178865652

 

[QV]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000673886178865652

Shocking

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Shocking

you were just waiting to use that

 

[YZT580]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000673886178865652

Finally, a replacement for the Edsel. /
That is a lot of money to kiss off. What factories do we have in Canada that are geared to EVs? With Trump already on the warpath their future is looking pretty bleak and I don't think Ford's will be the last bad news for the EV industry

 

[OldSolduer]

Shocking

Kinda hits like a bolt of......lightning.

Oh and lets hope that ridiculous looking "Mustang" gets kyboshed too. Mustangs need a proper V8.

 

[Halifax Tar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000705085740081660

Well well well...

 

[Halifax Tar]

Interesting

Omega Car

100mpg...

 

[Czech_pivo]

Finally, a replacement for the Edsel. /
That is a lot of money to kiss off. What factories do we have in Canada that are geared to EVs? With Trump already on the warpath their future is looking pretty bleak and I don't think Ford's will be the last bad news for the EV industry

None of them are geared towards Ford.