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European car and battery industries put \'made in Europe\' to the test

Europe\'s car industry has again called for an additional delay to electric vehicle battery rules of origin, putting confidence in Europe\'s industrial policy under scrutiny. T&E, Eurometaux and Cefic urged the EU executive to apply the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement rules as scheduled. The rules link tariff-free access to the British market to use of European-made batteries and cathode materials. Battery and materials groups say capacity will exceed required demand and want purchases, not delays.