My thoughts in Conservative Home on the removal of the 2030 ban on petrol cars:
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Extract:
Politicians are finally embracing some reality in their quest for cleaner transport. The EU is relaxing its de facto combustion engine ban. And the Conservatives have pledged to ditch the UK’s more ambitious (i.e. even more unrealistic) 2030 Zero Emission Vehicle mandate.
This response is long overdue. European motor manufacturers face an existentialist crisis with Chinese brands on the rise. And the public still isn’t warming to electric vehicles. Even the very nature of future transport is uncertain.