Alberta Premier Danielle Smith delves into the intricacies of North American trade and energy. The Premier asserts that tariffs are a self-inflicted wound, highlighting the critical fact that the US lacks its own aluminum bauxite and thus relies heavily on Canada for aluminum production. 0:00 Alberta Premier Says Tariffs Are Read more…
Does it make any sense to impose a tax on imports that will make all Americans worse off? Shouldn’t we learn from our success? We should ask ourselves a fundamental question: Is trade good? Which made us simply capitalism? Trade never occurs unless you want a product more than you Read more…
President Ronald Reagan explains the pitfalls of imposing tariffs on imports. At first glance, tariffs may seem like a patriotic move to protect American products and jobs. However, Reagan explains that this protection is short-lived and ultimately harmful. He outlines how high tariffs lead to domestic industries becoming complacent, stifling Read more…
People can argue that the US President’s recent attack on the Canadian economy by implementing 25% tariffs is strewn with misinformation and bad policy, or they can think it is wonderful American nationalism. We are not going to engage in that opinion discussion, but will outline the core tenants of Read more…
Why oil is undervalued today. Famous oil and gas bull, Eric Nuttall from Ninepoint Partners, explains why oil prices are well below fair market value. 0:00 Why Oil Demand is Low0:25 Global Oil Inventories are At Their Lowest Levels In History1:55 OPEC Cuts3:00 Energy Investor Volatility4:02 Energy Stock Trading5:10 Oil Read more…
Before we dig into this hydrogen hype, we want to remind you that we are still big believers in hydrogen powered vehicles, but we are not blind to the state of the technology today and how that is reflected in real market conditions. We just finished listening to an interview Read more…
Like all everyone else, we are inundated with scammers trying to take advantage of us, most of which blow off. However, there is one scam that is so dastardly as to cause rational well adjusted people to commit suicide. Sextortion is the worst or worst scams. Sextortion happens when someone Read more…
We usually start our conversations with the premise that the market for electric vehicles is about 75% of all passenger vehicles today. Of course that is limited to first world, fully developed countries like Canada, the US, Germany, Australia and England. As technologies improve in the coming decades, like having Read more…
The question is what is an inverted yield curve and why does it always predict recessions? The yield curve is just points on a chart showing interest rates over time and we can look at that chart to see trends. Trying to predict what will happen in 7 months is Read more…
This week Tesla began importing Chinese manufactured Tesla Model Y’s with a small LFP battery and providing only a single motor (RWD) into Canada. What makes the Chinese Model Y attractive is that it is $10,000 less expensive, than the regular extended range AWD Tesla Model Y. We have a Read more…
In this video we explore the new Chinese made Tesla Model Y standard range plus which has a 300 Mile (400 kilometer) range LFP battery and a single motor for a rear wheel drive only. We also produced a short feature comparison between the Tesla Model Y Standard Range RWD Read more…
In a word, China! And that exclamation is not accidental thanks to US government protectionism. Many consumers are completely unaware of contract automotive manufacturing. They think that Mercedes builds all of its own vehicles and that startups will have to raise the enormous amounts of capital and then implement new Read more…
General Motors shocked the automotive world in 2009 when as part of their bankruptcy restructuring they shut down Pontiac. Many observers noted how Pontiac’s storied past, and sport focused market niche made it likely to be successful in the future. However, GM had decided that the future of automotive was Read more…
In this video, we’ll explain what GoAutoVIN.com and VINsKing.com are, and debunk the common belief that these websites are legitimate vehicle sale sites. VIN is the acronym for Vehicle Information Number and it is just a code you can easily decode. These websites are known for being a source of Read more…