We’re expecting fresh electrics from Rivian, Hyundai, Honda, BMW, and newcomer Slate, among others. Here are the EVs arriving this year that we’re most excited about.

President Donald Trump set up the joke, and now Canada has delivered the punchline. Today Ottawa agreed to slash tariffs on 49,000 Chinese-made electric cars a year as part of a wider thaw that also lowers Chinese duties on Canadian canola and other farm goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney framed the reset as adapting to “new global realities.”

Canada's recent agreement to cut tariffs on electric vehicles, for concessions on Canadian farm products, is set to significantly boost Chinese automakers' global expansion. This offers easier entry into the North American market for Beijing's rapidly growing automotive sector.

Buttigieg, speaking at the Detroit Auto Show with MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz, addressed a wide range of automotive topics.

General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra said Monday that electric vehicles remain the future amid headwinds slowing EV adoption. “Once we have more affordable EVs…I think people will pick EVs,” Barra said at a “fireside chat” held by the Automotive Press Association at the automaker’s new headquarters in downtown Detroit.