https://www.wired.com/story/europe-wanted-to-lead-the-world-on-evs-carmakers-cant-keep-up/
The following says it all. The western world will never compete with China and their slave labor wages.
TRUMP NEEDS TO PUT MASSIVE TARIFFS ON GRAPHITE, ALL MINERALS AND SPECIFICALLY ON CHINESE MADE EV's.
MAYBE AN OURIGHT BAN ON CHINESE EV's.
Europe’s car giants have so far consistently failed to keep up with their Chinese counterparts when it comes to producing affordable and efficient EVs—models such as the BYD Seagull sell for as little as $10,000 in China, whereas the average price of a new electric car in Germany is €52,700—and take-up of the vehicles on Europe’s roads has been slow. Now, questions are arising as to whether Europe’s 2035 deadline will be met. Carmakers including BMW, VW and Renault, as well as the Italian government, have all recently called on the EU to revise or delay its targets.