US tariffs on Chinese EVs hurt green transition XPeng boss

Hong Kong (AFP) May 17, 2024

The president of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng on Friday criticised the fresh tariffs on Chinese cars imposed by Washington as "unfavourable" for the United States' energy transition. US President Joe Biden announced earlier this week the quadrupling of customs duties on Chinese electric cars to 100 percent, which China slammed as politicising an economic issue and a breach of World T