Decision would anger environmental campaigners, who say it would amount to ‘gutting’ of green deal
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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.
Under the deal, approved two years ago, all cars coming on the market from 2035 had to be zero CO2 emissions, meaning the end of the road for hybrid vehicles as well as those running solely on fossil fuels.
