Tesla boss Elon Musk criticises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Elon Musk has criticised US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, describing the levies as "not good" and a distortion of the car market. The Tesla chief executive had previously supported trade barriers but he performed a U-turn on Thursday during a video appearance at a Paris tech conference. "Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs, in fact I was surprised when they were announced. Things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good," Musk said at Viva Technology via video link. Joe Biden, introduced new tariffs - a tax charged on foreign imports -…