EV shipments to Europe soar ahead of planned EU tariffs

Zeekr EV — Geely Automobile Holdings' Zeekr electric vehicles bound for shipment to Europe at the Port of Taicang in Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 24, 2023. EV shipments from China to Europe are spiking ahead of new European Union tariffs that effect in late October 2024. (BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg

October 22, 2024 01:44 PM

China exported more than 60,000 electric vehicles to the European Union in September, with shipments jumping to the second-highest level on record ahead of additional tariffs expected to take effect at the end of this month.

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