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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

EV prices in UK and EU not likely to dive due to Chinese rivalry, says Xpeng boss

Xpeng G6
Xpeng currently only sells the G6 model in the UK and is aiming to expand its range. Photograph: Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images

Motorists in the UK and EU should not expect a sharp drop in the cost of electric vehicles despite increased competition among Chinese manufacturers, one of the country’s biggest electric carmakers has said.

Brian Gu, the vice-chair of the manufacturer Xpeng, said that Chinese carmakers could compete on quality to win customers in the EU and UK, rather than unleashing a brutal price war as they have in China.

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