It has been revealed that a host of car manufacturers, including Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover, and Nissan, pushed the British government to weaken or delay electric vehicle mandates.
The lobbying efforts of car manufacturers came to life after their responses to a government consultation were shared with industry newsletter Fast Charge. While these documents have many redacted statements from car manufacturers in response to the rules, they do show some of the arguments made against the British government’s original plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
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