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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

New post-Brexit rules ‘could add £3,400 to electric car price tags’

PA Wire

Electric vehicle (EV) buyers face a £3,400 price hike from the start of next year unless post-Brexit trade rules are delayed, an automotive industry body has said.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the UK and EU to postpone the implementation of tougher rules of origin requirements on EV batteries.

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