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China in your hand

Jun 10, 2024 · 27 min · Ep 6

The US has quadrupled import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to a whopping 100%. But only China can make battery EVs at an affordable mass-market price. So does this spell trouble for taking the carbon out of American motoring? And how will Europe resolve its own dilemma? Resist China's EVs and say goodbye to the 2035 target? Or allow a flood of cheap imports, whatever the consequences?

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