Brown to join Manchin on measure to undo electric car tax credit exemption

Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democratic incumbents up for reelection this year, will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in supporting a resolution to repeal Biden administration rules allowing some China-made battery parts to qualify for an electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, Brown’s office confirmed to The Hill.

Under the final rule, issued by the Treasury Department last week, EVs will qualify for the tax credit, intended for American-made cars...