Jobs, Climate, China: Biden Unveils Robust New EV Tariffs

The NPR Politics Podcast

President Biden announced new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors and other products to punish China for what he describes as unfair trade practices. It is expected to keep inexpensive Chinese-made vehicles out of the American market, limiting consumer access to cheap electric cars while bolstering the domestic auto and manufacturing industries.
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and cars and energy correspondent Camila Domonoske.
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