What Biden’s EV Plans Mean for a Korean Battery Fight: QuickTake

The U.S. International Trade Commission dealt a significant blow to SK Innovation Co. in early February when it banned the South Korean battery maker’s products from the U.S. for 10 years. It also threw a wrench in the works for Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, which are relying on them for some of their future electric-car models at a time of tight supply industrywide. Barring a settlement, their choice is to find alternative sources or appeal to U.S. President Joe Biden, who has pledged to promote made-in-America EVs, to veto the ban on public policy grounds -- ...