Senator Josh Hawley proposes dramatic tariff hike on Chinese-made electric cars to fend off ‘existential threat’
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has proposed a tariff increase that would more than double the price of imported Chinese electric cars, but even that may not be enough to make American-made models the cheaper option. Tom Williams—CQ/Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images After years of heavy investment in electric vehicles by US automakers, falling demand has them …