The UK government wants to switch to producing fully electric cars as part of its net-zero plans. Photo: Justin TALLIS / AFPSource: AFPThe UK carmaking industry is hopeful of a postponement in a provision in the nation's post-Brexit EU trade treaty, which will otherwise impose a 10-percent tariff on electric vehicles. Britain left the European Union in early 2021 after clinching a last-gasp free trade deal, removing tariffs for the nation's largely foreign-owned carmakers. The UK plans to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, as it aims for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 -- which means the sector must switch to producing fully electric cars. Germany this month urged the European Commission to postpone tariffs on electric car sales between the UK and the EU, according to a Financial Times report.

Source: Daily Nation September 18, 2023 17:17 UTC