Rubio Introduces Bill to Block EV Tax Credits to Ford’s Plant Using Chinese Technology

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a rally before the arrival of former President Donald Trump at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 6, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced a bill on March 9 that would block U.S. subsidies to Chinese battery companies.

If enacted, Ford’s new electric vehicle battery plant that licenses a Chinese battery maker’s technology wouldn’t qualify for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).