Seizing Canada’s opportunity in ongoing EV battery negotiations

Canada is in a unique position to solve a market access problem for Stellantis while also solving an economic security problem for the European Union.

The federal government should explore a temporary deal with the European Union that would allow electric vehicle batteries made in Canada to satisfy the EU’s rules of origin until 2030, write Robert and Gord Dimitrieff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF, GORD DIMITRIEFF

June 5, 2023

Given recent developments regarding Stellantis’ use of electric vehicle battery production in negotiations with both Canada and the United Kingdom, it is worth assessing how Canada can best seize opportunities that these developments have enabled.

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