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Car industry lobbied UK government to delay ban on petrol and diesel cars

Carmakers argued strongly against a ban earlier than 2040, in written submissions seen by the Guardian

Britain’s biggest car manufacturers lobbied the government to delay a ban on petrol and diesel cars by warning that sales would plunge and jobs would be at risk from accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, the Guardian can reveal.

The government announced in November that it would move forward a ban on the sale of pure internal combustion engine cars from 2040 to 2030, but said that it would allow the sale of hybrid vehicles until 2035, in a significant victory for the car industry.

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