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Tariffs on Chinese EVs Make California’s Mandate Even Less Realistic

Tariffs on Chinese EVs Make California’s Mandate Even Less Realistic
People look at a BYD Seagull car by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD Auto at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Nonthaburi on March 27, 2024. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
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Back when I was growing up near Detroit in the 1960s and 70s, now and then somebody told a questionable story that went something like this. “Did you hear about a guy over in Ferndale who invented an engine running on water?”

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]