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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jasper Jolly

FOUND: Tesla privately warned uk that weakening ev rules would hit sales - You Need To See This

A white Tesla car plugged in to an electric charging point in London.
A Tesla car plugged in to an electric charging point in London. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock

Tesla privately warned the UK government that weakening electric vehicle rules would hit battery car sales and risk the country missing its carbon dioxide targets, according to newly revealed documents.

The US electric carmaker, run by Elon Musk, also called for “support for the used-car market”, according to submissions to a government consultation earlier this year obtained by the Fast Charge, a newsletter covering electric cars.

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