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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Why the EU now plans to delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles

Electric vehicle Circutor chargers in a supermarket's car park in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain.
Electric vehicle Circutor chargers in a supermarket's car park in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

The European Commission is likely to propose a three-year delay on post-Brexit tariffs on electric cars, after months of lobbying by industry and the UK government.

Carmakers were fearful that exports between the UK and EU – in both directions – would be hit by 10% tariffs in the new year because of “rules of origin” aiming to reduce China’s dominance of the global battery industry.

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