{"id":82280,"date":"2025-05-07T11:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82280"},"modified":"2025-05-07T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:44:06","slug":"how-trumps-tariffs-are-killing-made-in-america-mopeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82280","title":{"rendered":"How Trump’s tariffs are killing ‘Made in America’ mopeds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s taken a while, but most Americans have finally come to realize that the new tariffs imposed on imported goods are in fact paid by US companies, not the countries where they are manufactured. What many still don\u2019t realize, though, is how those same tariffs are actually crushing the American manufacturing they were ostensibly designed to promote.<\/p>\n

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It might sound counterintuitive. Even if misguided, the Trump administration\u2019s tariffs are intended to encourage manufacturing in the US instead of sending those manufacturing jobs overseas.<\/p>\n

The problem is that the tariffs often have the exact opposite effect. Take the nascent electric moped and light e-motorcycle manufacturing industry in the US, for example. Such 30-40 mph (48-64 km\/h) electric mopeds offer street-legal rides that are significantly more affordable than larger motorcycles. These light electric motorbikes and e-mopeds are easier to produce than larger flagship street bikes, but still require specialized skills and significant investment in manufacturing capabilities.<\/p>\n

Companies like\u00a0Spark Cycleworks<\/a>\u00a0in Cincinnati, Ohio, have spent years making those investments, helping the company produce nearly 600 electric mopeds in its small US-based factory.<\/span> However, despite building its vehicles in the US with American labor, the company is still feeling the crushing weight of tariffs that threaten its future.<\/p>\n

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