WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Zero Emission Transportation Association’s Executive Director, Albert Gore, issued the following statement in response to the news that Canada has reached an agreement with China to lower tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles:

“One in four new passenger vehicles sold in 2025 were electric. Today’s announcement that our friends in Canada have reached an agreement with China to lower tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, along with the previous announcement of a similar deal between China and the European Union, shows that the global automotive market’s interest in electric transportation remains strong. While each entity is entitled to negotiate trade deals in its own interest, this dramatic shift in policy shows that the United States’ auto policies are out of step with the global market and risk harming future American technological dominance and American jobs.

“Electric vehicles are great products and popular with drivers. If the United States does not invest in them, our global competitors will. This is why it is so critical that we continue to invest in the electric vehicle and battery supply chain here at home.”