This topic has been getting a lot of attention lately, and this article provides a comprehensive overview of the entire situation. I've included a few excerpts below, but I highly recommend reading the whole thing.
Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.
[...]China’s price advantage is big enough that even the 25 percent Trump-Biden import tax might not have been enough to deter companies like BYD from entering the US market. Hence the 100 percent tax. And that might not be the end of it. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has described Chinese-made cars as a national security threat, and recently announced an investigation into the vehicles’ data collection abilities and the possibility they could send movement data to Beijing.On the one hand, Biden is offering Americans up to $7,500 per vehicle to buy EVs (provided they meet certain made-in-North America rules). On the other hand, he’s imposing massive taxes to keep Americans from buying EVs. It’s a bizarre policy that makes no sense from a climate perspective. That’s what makes it so fascinating.The Chinese EV case is a good demonstration that however motivated the Biden administration might be by climate concerns, it is much more motivated by a desire to help American automakers, to win Michigan’s electoral votes this November, and to escalate a brewing cold war against China.[...]... read more at vox.com