America needs Chinese EVs because it needs more EVsThe main reason to let in Chinese EVs is that the US needs to embrace EVs in general. Some Americans would buy Chinese EVs if they couldObviously, this won’t work if Americans shun EVs from BYD and Xiaomi, the way they’ve started shunning EVs from Ford and GM. How Chinese EVs would benefit America’s industrial ecosystemOne way Chinese EVs would benefit America is by forcing Detroit to compete. The risk: espionage and sabotageSo far, of course, I’ve neglected the big, obvious risk from Chinese EVs: espionage and sabotage. Meanwhile, the benefits of letting Chinese EVs into the US, in a controlled manner, are increasingly obvious.