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Simon King Managing Editor
elcome to the October issue of Electrical Engineering; it’s hard to believe that we’re in the twilight quarter of 2023 – where has the year gone?! In this column last month, I criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for announcing that the ban on petrol and diesel cars will be delayed until 2035. Since that point, it seems that a day doesn’t go when news about electric vehicles is not plastered all over the mainstream media.
Car manufacturers should be making it easy for people to change to electric vehicles, but I appreciate that there are many infrastructure challenges before the 2035 ban can take effect. Recently, I read a story in The Independent, which suggested that electric cars will cost drivers £6,000 more if Mr Sunak fails to strike Brexit deal with the European Union. The headline on the story was “Manufacturers warn of ‘devastating price war’ on consumers if tariffs are enforced in 2024”.
UK manufacturers have warned of a “devastating price war” on consumers – threatening both the electric vehicle (EV) market and the UK’s climate change commitments. In the latest major Brexit row, the Sunak government is pushing the European Commission to agree to delay the costly new rules set to come in at the start of next year as part of Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal. However, Brussels has shown no sign it is willing to budge – leaving business leaders in despair about the impact of 10% tariffs on exports on Britain’s car industry. For example, the tariffs would increase the price of a new Tesla Model Y, the UK’s most popular electric vehicle, by £6,000 or more, according to a new report by the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations. The new rules of origin agreed in the Brexit trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) require 45% of an electric car’s value to originate in the UK or EU to qualify for trade without tariffs.
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