Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffs

BRUSSELS – Elon Musk’s Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc’s top court, the European Commission said.The carmakers — which both manufacture EVs in China — followed challenges filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by Chinese automakers BYD, Geely and SAIC against the extra tariffs of up to 35 percent.”We take note of these cases and we look forward to defending ourselves in court,” commission spokesman Olof Gill told AFP. Brussels imposed the extra tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars at the…