Cheap EVs in Canada? Import more from Europe, advocates say

Olivier Francois, Chrysler’s chief marketing officer and global chief of the Fiat brand, talks in front of a Fiat 500e at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) TORONTO — The federal government has stopped the world's cheapest electric vehicles — made in China — from coming into Canada with a 100 per cent tariff, so advocates are pushing to make it easier for automakers to bring in cheaper ones from Europe. "Right now, there is a blockage, saying that for safety reasons they cannot let these cars in," said Daniel Breton, head…