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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll

EU’s 2035 petrol and diesel car ban will be watered down, says senior MEP

A BMW car plant in Munich, Germany
A BMW car plant in Munich. German carmakers have lobbied against the EU ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The EU’s outright ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 is poised to be watered down, a senior European parliament politician has said.

The decision, expected to be announced by the European Commission on Tuesday in Strasbourg, would be a divisive move, angering environmental campaigners who argue it would amount to the “gutting” of the EU’s flagship green deal.

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