UK will have to follow EU and delay ban on sale of petrol cars, experts say

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"The UK's ban on new petrol and diesel cars will have to be delayed after it emerged the EU is poised to push back its own crackdown, senior industry figures have suggested. At the heart of the warning is concern that a U-turn on the continent would mean not enough electric vehicles being built in the next half decade to allow Britain to push ahead with its plans. The EU was set to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years after a similar ban is due to be brought in in the UK, but that measure is set to be watered down as early as next week following pressure from carmakers and powerful countries in the bloc, such as Germany and Italy."

The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground journalism without paywalls, enabling reporters to speak to multiple perspectives and cover topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech. The UK's planned ban on new petrol and diesel cars faces a likely delay after reports that the EU may soften its equivalent crackdown. Industry figures warn that a continental U-turn could reduce electric vehicle production, leaving insufficient EVs in the next five years to meet Britain's timetable. Pressure from carmakers and influential EU members such as Germany and Italy is driving the potential watering down of the 2035 ban.

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