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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Kate Devlin

UK will have to follow EU and delay ban on sale of diesel and petrol cars, experts warn

The UK’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars will have to be delayed after it emerged the EU is poised to push back its own crackdown, senior industry figures have suggested.

At the heart of the warning is concern that a U-turn on the continent would mean not enough electric vehicles being built in the next half decade to allow Britain to push ahead with its plans.

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