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China launched a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization against the EU’s imposition of new tariffs on its electric vehicles on 9 August (Photo: Yadid Levy / Nordic Council)

Demand for electric cars in EU slumps amid fears of China trade war

Demand for electric vehicles across the EU appears to be slumping according to new data, as the bloc faces a protracted trade dispute with China over the sector. 

Data published on Tuesday (13 August) by market research firm Rho Motion reported that European EV sales fell by 7.8 per cent in July, while i...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

China launched a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization against the EU’s imposition of new tariffs on its electric vehicles on 9 August (Photo: Yadid Levy / Nordic Council)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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