EU leaders urged to stick with phase out of petrol and diesel cars

Sandra Roling

Sandra Roling

A group of leading businesses, including car makers, have written to the European Commission urging them to maintain the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.

The European Union’s status as climate leader is at stake as a group of member states, led by Germany, seeks to overturn the ban, with the Climate Group warning that any delay would have a devastating impact on air quality and the environment across the bloc, and would call into question the EU’s ability to...