--- title: "EU and US look to level the playing field for EU electric vehicles in the US market" description: "According to Dombrovskis, the Tesla model Y was the most popular vehicle in Germany last month." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-15 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2159/eu-and-us-look-to-level-the-playing-field-for-eu-electric-vehicles-in-the-us-market category: "technology" tags: ["technology", "auto-mobile", "technology news", "automotive"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # EU and US look to level the playing field for EU electric vehicles in the US market In order to avoid what the EU claims is [discrimination](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/242/discrimination-don-t-judge-with-persons-attire) against its producers by the **U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, officials from the [European Union](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81325/european-union-loses-to-china) and the [United States](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2228/the-united-states-claims-seagate-broke-export-laws-by-selling-huawei-hard-drives) hope to reach an agreement that would grant EU businesses,** including those that make [electric cars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85538/explore-top-10-electric-cars-in-usa-market), the same status [as American](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84870/is-zelenskyy-a-president-of-ukraine-considered-as-american-puppet-know-more-about) ones on the American market. The **EU claims that while it permits [government tax](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40771/what-did-the-union-government-tax-in-order-to-help-meet-the-cost-of-the-war) cuts or subsidies for the purchase of American [electric vehicles](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3601/xiaomi-unveiled-first-electric-vehicles) like those produced by Tesla (TSLA.O), the US conditions such support on the car, or components of it, being created in the US.** **Valdis Dombrovskis, the [vice president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35925/this-president-was-a-congressman-senator-governor-and-vice-president-before-he-became-president) of the European Commission in charge of trade, will discuss the matter with Katherine Tai, the U.S. trade representative, Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce, and Janet Yellen, the secretary of the treasury, on Thursday and Friday.** According to Dombrovskis, the **Tesla** model Y was the most popular vehicle in Germany last month. Without the non-discriminatory EU subsidy, 'it would not have been conceivable, but EU electric cars do not receive a similar subsidy in the U.S., which is discrimination that we want to rectify,' said Dombrovskis. **When asked if the problem could be solved, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told the media that she believed the EU and the U.S. would come to an agreement.** After speaking with Dombrovskis, she declared, 'I have great confidence we will work through this based on the strength of the EU-U.S. partnership.' --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2159/eu-and-us-look-to-level-the-playing-field-for-eu-electric-vehicles-in-the-us-market Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.