Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035

According to The Guardian, major carmakers including BMW, Ford, Nissan, and Toyota, along with parts maker Bosch, sent a joint letter to UK ministers this spring calling for an 'open technology approach' that would allow petrol and diesel cars after 2035—the date the government had set to ban new internal-combustion-engine sales. Documents now reveal for the first time the extent of industry lobbying against one of the country's key climate policies.

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