EV benefits elude U.S. Rust Belt swing states as election nears

Chinese imports now face 100% tariff, but doubts hang over jobs and investment

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Concerns about jobs being lost amid the pivot to electric vehicles were a major factor in last year's strike against General Motors. © Reuters

AZUSA KAWAKAMI and RYOHEI YASOSHIMA, Nikkei staff writers

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration's efforts to promote U.S. electric vehicle production took another step forward Friday as a tariff hike on Chinese EVs took effect, but the Rust Belt states these measures are aimed at are still waiting for a windfall.

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