‘Big opportunity’ for Chinese electric carmakers in the UK, newest entrant XPENG tells Sky News

British drivers’ enthusiasm for electric cars, and the absence of tariffs imposed elsewhere in Europe, represents “a big opportunity” for Chinese manufacturers, the president of the newest entrant to the UK electric vehicle (EV) market has told Sky News. Dr Brian Gu of XPENG Motors said the combination of a large pool of potential customers open to new technologies, and tariff-free access made the UK attractive as the company seeks to expand in Europe. XPENG is just 10 years old and has been producing cars for just seven, with its first model available in Britain from this month, the G6,…