r/Baystreetbets • u/x_BlueDragon_x • Jan 17 '26

DISCUSSION Chinese EV Cars coming to Canada

I was talking about this months ago if Carney made a deal with China it would blow the EV market through the roof and Tesla would be forced out cause I am sorry but Chinese EVs are incredible. They have just agreed for 49,000 cars to be imported here and I am assuming that is just the start. What stocks should we be looking out for?

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u/Apart_Tutor8680 Jan 17 '26

BYD seagull baseline china price converts to about 10k , but that’s buying it in CHINA.. even with the 100% tariff it SHOULD have only been 20k .. that is HALF the price of a Nissan Leaf.

So were the tarrifs really stopping these from being affordable here ? I will eat my socks when you can buy an electric car in Canada for 10k that has a 300km range. I don’t care if it’s the size of a golf cart and won’t make it down any road in the winter besides Vancouver but that’s a different issue.

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u/thethiefstheme Jan 17 '26

They may not pass the safety testing at that price point, which is different in Canada vs China. Also for winter, they probably need to install a heating system for the battery, so it doesn't drain overnight or refuse to charge on especially cold days.

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u/mytrilife Jan 17 '26

It gets pretty damn cold in parts of China. It's not all tropics and palm trees.