Mexico Is a Showroom for the Electric Cars Americans Can't Buy

Mexico is a showroom for electric vehicles you can't buy in the U.S.

Washington Post columnist Michael Coren traveled to Mexico City this spring to test-drive the sleek, space-age electric vehicles from Chinese brands that are sold south of the border but kept out of the U.S. market. He found a split screen: familiar old cars alongside luxurious new models costing far less than comparable American vehicles, a glimpse of driving's future that remains off-limits to U.S. buyers.

I went to Mexico City this spring to test-drive the future. What I saw was a split screen between a familiar past and a future of luxurious, space-age cars that cost far less than comparable models at home.

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