The lawsuit filed last week by BYD, Geely, and SAIC in the EU courts could last up to a year and a half. Tariffs on electric cars manufactured in China continue to gather opponents. If less than a week ago the three major Chinese manufacturers Geely,

Tesla and Germany’s BMW are suing the European Commission, joining a growing band of Chinese automakers to oppose the European Union on its punitive tariffs on electric vehicles.

BMW said in a statement that EU duties on battery electric vehicles “harm business models of globally active companies.”