traingang

the point i was trying to make is that once it is in the country, it's not the feds that are going to enforce anything.

the feds do not inspect all imported cargo. all kinds of grey market/black market shit slips through every hour of every day, and as the US continues its global aggression, the customs focus is going to increasingly be on destructive materials, weapons, and illicit drugs. not to mention, things can and will be brought into and papered in canada and find their way across the border. the op was asking about obviously superior and cheaper EVs available to international markets. they are absolutely going to start appearing in the US and it will be the state governments that enforces these de facto bans or lets things slide.

the further the US falls behind in EV market and the more the federal government plays the role of accomplice in propping up combustion engines and fossil fuels, the more enforcement gaps will open up in certain states where they have bigger problems than less-than-kosher titling among a tiny minority of EV enthusiasts that use them for their little commutes.

again, i have already seen vehicles that are not even close to street legal, from overseas domestic markets, manufactured in the last 10 years, crusing around here with plates and very legit looking but 100% fake make/model badges. i currently live in a border state that gives zero fucks about shit like that, and ive seen more of them here on public roads with tags in a year than i saw in a decade in a state where they are total hardcases about it.