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

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

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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0:17.0	Hi, this is Brendan Angus from Atlanta, Georgia.
0:21.0	I'm currently walking through a park in a slinging Germany because I was
0:24.5	asked to go on a week-long trip for work to Spain and Germany with one day
0:29.3	notice. This podcast was recorded at 12.24 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14th.
0:36.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I'll still be finding my way around Europe
0:40.0	for the first time. Honestly that sounds like a good problem.
0:46.0	I'm a little envious of this work trip, you know?
0:49.0	Yeah, I take one day notice and go to Europe for a few days in the springtime.
0:52.0	That's not so bad.
0:53.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Susan Davis. I cover politics.
0:57.0	And I'm As much college, I cover the White House.
0:59.0	And longtime friend of the podcast, Camila Dominozky is here she covers cars and energy for
1:04.1	NPR hello friend hello and today we're talking about president Biden's
1:08.5	decision to impose new tariffs on certain goods imported from China, building upon tariffs first implemented by
1:14.9	former President Trump.
1:16.9	Asma, what goods or industries specifically is the Biden White House looking to
1:21.1	target here?
1:22.1	Well, they're looking at certain specific industries
1:24.7	that coordinate and sort of complement
1:27.2	some of the big legislation
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