Mike Hawes, chief executive of industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said the policy change will cause ‘concern’.
Drivers could put off switching to electric motoring due to the expected delay in the ban on conventionally fuelled new cars, an automotive industry leader has warned
Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders , said the policy change will cause “concern” among car makers. Mr Hawes told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that high demand for electric cars within the UK is needed if more are to be built in the country. Ian Plummer, commercial director at online vehicle marketplace Auto Trader, said: “Pushing back the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel sales by five years is a hugely retrograde step which puts politics ahead of net zero goals.
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