Electric Vehicles to Cost £3,400 More Unless Deal Done Over Post-Brexit Tariffs

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says the price of electric vehicles imported from the European Union will go up by £3,400 from January.

A new number plate is put on a new Nissan electric car at a dealership in Northampton, England, on Aug. 5, 2022. Blackball Media/PA

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned the price of electric vehicles imported from the European Union will jump by £3,400 in January because of post-Brexit trade rules.

SMMT has called on Britain and the EU to postpone the implementation of tougher rules of origin requirements on batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) for three years.