
South America has welcomed Chinese-made electric cars with open arms. Like the U.S., countries like Brazil and Chile don’t have decades-old automotive industrial bases to protect and need affordable EVs to meet their climate goals. And they’re not as divided as the U.S. regarding EVs. Meanwhile, folks over at Tesla haven’t been sitting back watching Chinese EVs flood South America. The U.S. automaker is gearing up to tackle them head-on.