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Carney announces Canada bringing back EV incentives for consumers | CBC (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 6 points 2 days ago

Such incentives should be available only for 'Made in Canada' products (and I mean really made in Canada, not just sold by a company with headquarters in Canada but all the production abroad). The EU is in the process of establishing a similar a law afaik.

[-] acorn_auto@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Are there any vehicles 'really made' in any single country? For instance, I don't think there are any cars 100% made in the US. Assembled in the US of course, but my understanding is the parts come from around the world - the Corvette is the first example that comes up in a search - assembled at the Bowling Green, Kentucky plant, using a combination of domestic and international parts. Roughly 40-41% of parts for the 2025 C8 originate from the U.S. and Canada, while approximately 31-32% are sourced from Mexico...

[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 1 day ago

I agree. But such incentives should be given only if a substantial part of the overall product benefits the Canadian economy. If parts from abroad are used, then those areas or countries that share Canadian democratic values may be given a similar status imo. Canada shouldn't give money to autocratic states where people often work under slave-like conditions.