Ford Says UK Weighing Petrol-Car Ban Delay Risks EV Shift
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Ford Motor Co. said the transition to electric cars will suffer should the UK follow through on delaying a ban on sales of petrol and diesel cars.
“Our business needs three things from the UK government: ambition, commitment and consistency,” Ford’s UK’s Managing Director Lisa Brankin said Wednesday in a statement. “A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three.”