BYD and Leapmotor power record month for electric cars in the UK — but tariffs could soon put the brakes on Chinese EVs

The UK could impose tariffs on EVs imported from China

Chinese manufacturers warn this will increase prices for consumers

Germany wants the UK to back its Made in Europe plans

The UK’s Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, met with Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz this week to discuss, among other things, the possibility of increasing tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles as a of show solidarity with Germany’s proposed “Made in Europe” plans.

Under a new set of rules, Germany is recommending…