Tariffs & Electric Cars: Bloomberg Says It’s Time To Welcome Chinese Cars To The US
Tariffs that protect local industries have some benefits, but tariffs that exclude entire nations are ultimately self-defeating.
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ChatGPT generated panoramic image of two hands pulling on opposite sides of a US dollar bill—one tattooed “Clean Tech” and the other “US Tariffs.”
Tariffs Could Delay Renewables And Make The US Irrelevant
The storm over tariffs continues as the so-called president keeps talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time.
BYD, NIO, XPENG, & Zeekr Could Get Big Boost from Trump’s Tariff Circus
Naturally, Trump’s massive tariffs on Chinese-produced goods is aimed at hurting China and helping the US. However, aside from the basic logic of the tariffs being in serious question, there are typically side effects to all of our actions that we didn’t initially consider, and even more so in complicated, … [continued]
In Hilarious Move, Trump Reverses Key Policy
Donald Trump has been talking about the US putting tariffs on allies for decades, since at least the 1980s. He’s been obsessed with this topic in recent years, but it’s been a top political target for him for about half of his life. He jacked up tariffs on some countries … [continued]
Before The Tariffs Hit: GoSun’s Big Solar Sale Is On
If you’re into solar tech, you know how fast the market is growing — and how prices can shift just as quickly. With new tariffs in the US about to hit imported goods (including a lot of solar products), GoSun is doing something pretty smart: it’s launching a pre-tariff sale … [continued]
The Core Issue Between Elon Musk & Trump Tariff Leader Peter Navarro
According to Elon Musk, a top economic advisor and key “tariff whisperer” of Donald Trump, who he helped to elect, is “dumber than a sack of bricks.” A little bit of a rift has surfaced between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump tariff leader Peter Navarro, aka Ron Vara … [continued]
Automakers Delay US Plans As They Dance With The Trump Administration & Consider Their Global…
At first, it seemed like it was little more than another automaker press event. General Motors announced yesterday that it has expanded its global footprint with the official opening of a new advanced design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, about 20 miles from Birmingham, England. The Big 3 company revealed … [continued]
Tesla’s Loyal Following Has Vanished — Will Musk Capitulate?
On Saturday Night Live this week, alum Mike Myers played Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Suddenly, no one likes Tesla cars,” Myers muttered. “So I asked myself why, and then I answered myself: because of me.” Alluding to the disintegration of Tesla’s loyal following, he also played a video of a … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a massive trade war “battle map” with toy tanks and arrows, but it’s laid out on a child’s playmat
Sane-Washing Trump’s Tariffs: The “Master” Plan Doesn’t Make Sense & Isn’t Being Followed
In 2025, amid a sea of tariffs, tweets, economic brinksmanship, and cries of “Drill, baby, drill,” one man’s name keeps surfacing as the supposed brains behind the Trump administration’s latest moves: Stephen Miran. He’s a Harvard-trained economist, former Treasury official, and newly appointed Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a cracked American flag made of silicon wafers, fiber optic cables, and EV batteries—all splintering at the rare earth seams
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
In April 2025, while most of the world was clutching pearls over trade war tit-for-tat tariffs, China calmly walked over to the supply chain and yanked out a handful of critical bolts. The bolts are made of dysprosium, terbium, tungsten, indium and yttrium—the elements that don’t make headlines but without … [continued]
