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Colombo, Oct 24 (PTI) A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered the island nation’s customs department to expedite an engine capacity probe on Chinese BYD electric vehicles (EV).

The case is based on the allegation that a lower motor power has been declared for the cars — from the actual 150 kW to 100 kW — to pay a lower customs tariff.

The Appeal Court ordered the Sri Lanka Customs to expedite the probe, ruling that it was important to ensure benefits for both the importer and the buyers.

The customs tariff applicable to the 150 MW motor is SLR 4 million more than for the 100 MW motor.

The official importer John Keells CG has denied the charge.

At the hearing, the importer objected to the technical committee appointed by the Customs to verify the correct motor cap

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