QuoteCATL is building a battery factory in Europe [...] but whether the Small Affordable Cars initiative will consider these part of a European supply chain remains to be seen.
Why wouldn't it? It's literally what legislators want: labor in Europe.
While Tesla ditched its affordable electric car project, Europe set out to build a cheap electric car for the masses profitably. Its automakers are facing an onslaught of Chinese electric cars, and the European Commission is taking action.