Elon Musk does a U-turn and criticises US tariffs on Chinese EVs

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“Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs," Tesla chief executive Elon Musk told Viva Technology of the US move against Chinese EVs. Photograph: Getty Elon Musk has criticised US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), 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...