China vows 'all necessary measures' over EU move to impose additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

The extra EU tariffs, which come on top of a standard 10% levy on all Chinese EVs, would come in at 17.4% for market leader BYD. Photograph: STR/AFP via Getty Images The European Commission's decision to impose additional provisional tariffs of up to 38 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) on Wednesday drew a predictably sharp response from Beijing. The ministry of commerce accused Brussels of weaponising and politicising trade issues, and vowed to take "all necessary measures" to protect its companies. "This move by the European side not only harms the legitimate rights and interests of China's EV…