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.

GM will buy batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, for the first two years of the new Bolt’s production as a stopgap before American production of LFP batteries can pick up the pace and replace the Chinese imports.

General Motors plans to import batteries from Chinese company CATL for the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, despite high US tariffs. Sourcing LFP batteries