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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Jaguar Land Rover ‘will not slow move to electric’ even if UK delays 2030 petrol car ban

Britain's prime minister, Rishi Sunak (right), visits Jaguar Land Rover's HQ in Warwickshire on 19 July 2023
Rishi Sunak (right) visited Jaguar Land Rover’s headquarters in Warwickshire earlier this month. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images

The boss of Jaguar Land Rover has said it will not slow its move to electric cars even if the UK government delays the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel models.

Adrian Mardell, JLR’s chief executive, said the company’s “plans will stay the same”, after the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, failed to publicly back the 2030 deadline amid pressure on the government’s net zero plans.

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