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UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Veserr@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/14/uk-poised-water-down-2030-ev-sales-targets-industry-union-pressure

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  • atro_city@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    UK wants to lose their car market to the Chinese and they want to lose it desperately too. Don't stop your enemy from making mistakes, I guess.

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      What car industry? Land rover? Rolls Royce?

      MG is already Chinese, as is Lotus. Jaguar is swirling the bowl, the rest are all gone from chronic poor reliability killing sales.

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    PHEVs are a good compromise until we actually have the infrastructure to support pure EVs.

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    • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      What infrastructure are you waiting for?

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      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Public EV chargers in UK are insane. Costs more than petrol.

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      • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        A charging suggestion that it’s as ubiquitous as a petrol pump and just as quick.

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