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

EU hatches backup plan to lessen impact of 10% Brexit tariff on EVs

Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault, pictured with two new Renault EV models
Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault, believes the Brexit electric vehicle tariff will cost the industry billions of euros unless it is suspended. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

The European Commission has hatched confidential Plan B proposals to “cushion” the impact of a looming 10% tariff on imports and exports of electric vehicles, the Guardian has learned.

The proposal was presented to member states on Monday in response to pressure from carmakers to amend some of the conditions imposed when the UK left the EU in January 2021.

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