GM is willing to pay high tariff import taxes in exchange for more affordable batteries to go into what will be its lowest-priced EV.

Two-year stopgap move to power Chevy’s most affordable electric car until its venture with LG unit can increase U.S. production.

Until GM builds its own, the new Chevy Bolt EV will use lower-cost LFP batteries from China’s CATL. GM will temporarily lean on CATL to power its most affordable electric vehicle. The new Chevy Bolt EV is set to begin rolling off the production line at GM’s assembly plant in Fairfax,

U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) intends to import batteries from China in spite of steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imports from the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.