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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU exports of electric cars to UK put at risk by Brexit trade deal

Electric cars from Volkswagen on a transporter last month in Zwickau, Germany
Electric cars from Volkswagen on a transporter last month in Zwickau, Germany. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

EU exports of electric cars to the UK worth tens of billions of pounds (or euros) a year will be put at risk unless the Brexit trade deal is tweaked, representatives of the sector in Brussels have said.

Three of the world’s biggest car manufacturers have already called on the British government to open talks over new rules that will see 10% tariffs put on exports to the EU, if 45% of an electric vehicle by value does not originate in the EU or the UK.

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