What If China's BYD Is The Real Winner In The Tariff Wars?

Name: What If China's BYD Is The Real Winner In The Tariff Wars?
Uploaded: 2025-04-11T13:34:23Z
Duration: 40:21
Description: On this week's podcast, we look at how and why BYD keeps on winning. Plus, what's up with Slate's $25,000 electric pickup truck?

On this week's podcast, we look at how and why BYD keeps on winning. Plus, what's up with Slate's $25,000 electric pickup truck?

40:21

Patrick George

By: Patrick George

Apr 11, at 9:34am ET

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America's renewed love of tariffs seems predicated on the idea that the rest of the world wants—needs, even—the kinds of goods we make. And cars are certainly a big part of that plan. But what if the rest of the world turns to someone else for that instead? Maybe, say, a certain Chinese automaker that keeps hitting one home run after another lately?

On this week's episode of the Plugged-In Podcast, we're talking tariffs again, even though we wish we didn't have to. But we're specifically looking at the potential winners and losers in the tariff fight. And my theory is that BYD, which has already made tremendous inroads into Europe, Latin America and Africa could take advantage of the chaos and grow even more quickly.

Also on today's episode: my co-host Tim Levin and I chat about what we know of EV newcomer Slate and its reported $25,000 pickup truck. And we explain why buying a used EV may be the smart move right now as tariffs threaten to spike car prices pretty much across the board.

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