Biden’s New Import Rules Will Hit Ebike Batteries Too
https://www.wired.com/story/biden-tariffs-ebike-batteries/
by wiredmagazine
Biden’s New Import Rules Will Hit Ebike Batteries Too
https://www.wired.com/story/biden-tariffs-ebike-batteries/
by wiredmagazine
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By Aarian Marshall
The Biden administration announced it would [levy dramatic new tariffs](https://www.wired.com/story/new-ev-china-tariffs-biden/) on [electric vehicles](https://www.wired.com/tag/electric-vehicles/), electric vehicle batteries, and battery components imported into the United States from China.
But what is an electric *vehicle* exactly? China has dominated bicycle manufacturing, too; it was responsible for some 80 percent of US bicycle imports in 2021, according to [one report](https://prosperousamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/The-Global-Bicycle-Market-A-Comprehensive-Plan-to-Re-Shore-the-U.S.-Bike-E-Bike-Industry-1.pdf). In cycling circles, the US’s new trade policies have raised questions about how much bicycle companies will have to pay to get Chinese-made bicycles and components into the US, and whether any new costs will get passed on to US customers.
On Wednesday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative—the US agency that creates trade policy—clarified that ebike batteries would be affected by the new policy, too.
Read the full story: [https://www.wired.com/story/biden-tariffs-ebike-batteries/](https://www.wired.com/story/biden-tariffs-ebike-batteries/)
Choking off the main supplier of solar and EV tech when we are trying to transition to a green economy… is vintage Biden. What could possibly go wrong?