The European Union will press ahead with hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's largest economy Germany rejected them, exposing a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade.

The EU conformed its decision to raise tariffs on Chinese EVs, leading to worries this might raise trade tensions.

Germany remains skeptical about European Union tariffs on imported electric vehicles made in China and is still hoping for a negotiated solution ahead of Friday’s ballot among member states.