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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030

2022 Toyota Prius
Hybrids such as the Toyota Prius combine a petrol engine with a smaller battery. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

The British car industry has welcomed government proposals that could allow Toyota Prius-style hybrids to continue to be sold in the UK after 2030, as part of a package of measures to ease regulations on carmakers.

The UK government published details on Christmas Eve of a consultation on which cars should be allowed on sale after 2030 – when sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned – as well as on how it will relax rules that force manufacturers to sell more electric cars every year.

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