The European Commission has insisted it will stick by plans to impose tariffs on electric vehicles shipped between the UK and EU from next year after warning that the bloc was losing out in the global battle for battery investments.
The British government, backed by carmakers from across Europe, is seeking a deferral of a post-Brexit trade rule it argues will heap excessive costs on to the industry from 2024 to 2027.
The requirement under “rules of origin” requires EVs traded across the Channel to have 60 per cent of their battery and 45 per cent of their parts by value overall sourced from the EU or UK or face 10 per cent tariffs.
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