Notes on AI, tools, and tech.
A UL logo on a Chinese e-bike listing costs the seller nothing to add. The file number behind that logo is what costs money, and you can check it yourself in about two minutes. The standard you want is UL 2849. It covers the whole electrical system. The battery, the charger and the controller, tested … Read more
You can import a Chinese car into the United States. You just have to wait until the 2040s. That is the honest arithmetic behind the 25 year rule, and it covers every electric sedan built in Shenzhen or Shanghai. Two-wheelers are a different story. An e-bike can clear customs next month, provided the paperwork is … Read more
In March, Canada started taking Chinese electric cars at a 6.1% tariff, with room for 49,000 of them a year. The US rate is still 100%, stacked on a 2.5% base duty. Same cars. Same continent. One open door. Start with where these cars already are. BYD sold 557,000 battery electric passenger vehicles worldwide in … Read more