U.S. hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs as Ontario lands new EV battery plant
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles. Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, tells Power & Politics that Canada ‘has to’ follow suit. And the southern Ontario city of Port Colborne was named Tuesday as the location for Canada’s first lithium ion battery separator plant.