California Faces Wave of Chinese EVs as Congress Considers Crackdown

A flood of low-cost Chinese-made cars is entering California through Mexican border crossings under temporary visitor rules, bypassing US safety and emissions standards and sparking a bipartisan push in Congress to tighten or ban such imports. Federal agencies say these vehicles aren’t formally imported, but lawmakers worry about data security, intellectual property, and the impact on American manufacturing as the issue moves to Washington.