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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

MEPs vote to end sale of petrol and diesel car by 2035 in EU

Electric car charging in Italy
The vote increases the pressure on governments for an end to the internal combustion engine in the single market. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock

The European parliament has voted to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, defeating attempts by centre-right lawmakers to weaken the target.

Lawmakers hailed a major victory for the climate after an intense day of votes on a set of laws that make up the EU green deal, the bloc’s main response to the climate crisis.

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