Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz is poised to oppose trade tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) in a move underlining deep political splits within the European Union.

Amid a context of EU Commission plans for import duties on Chinese electric cars, France's Emmanuel Macron voiced support for the tariffs, whereas Germany's Olaf Scholz called for 'negotiations' with China.

The move to introduce tariffs aims to protect the European car industry from being undermined by what EU politicians believe are unfair Chinese-state subsidies on its own cars. Charges of up to 45% are to be enforced on electric cars made in China for the next five years,

The European Union’s member states are set to vote Friday on whether to impose tariffs as high as 45% on electric vehicles from China, a decision that could threaten to further ratchet up tensions with Beijing.

European Union countries on Friday paved the way for additional tariffs of up to 35.3% on battery-powered electric vehicles imported from China, EU diplomats told dpa. The European Commission had announced the extra tariffs after an investigation accused Beijing of subsidizing domestic electric car manufacturers and thus distorting the market in

Member states of the European Union agreed on Friday to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars, according to the EU source. The EU is the largest importer of electric vehicles from China. Germany, Hungary,