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European electric car growth threatened

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One in six new cars in the EU was fully electric, but automakers and analysts warned proposed EU tariffs, national regulations and bidirectional‑charging hurdles could raise costs and slow adoption.

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Electrification is an energy security strategy. EVs already avoid 2.3 million barrels of oil a day.

That's more than the volume that bypassed the Strait of Hormuz via the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline this summer.
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