Ministers explore ways to water down Britain’s sales mandate after car industry warns on jobs
Carmakers may be permitted to sell Prius-style hybrid models in the UK until 2035, as ministers consider ways to water down the country’s electric vehicle sales regime, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. A fast-tracked consultation launched this week will include a long-expected decision on what types of vehicles carmakers can sell after a 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars comes into force, the people said.
Two existing flexibilities that will be expanded or extended are the “trading” loophole that allows carmakers to buy credits from rivals to avoid fines, and another under which they can miss early targets but avoid fines by pledging to overachieve in future years. “We will go gangbusters on flexibility,” said one government figure.
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