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UK car industry calls for 'meaningful' watering down of EV targets after latest slump in production

Daily Mail Money · 27 August 2026 at 07:54

UK car industry calls for 'meaningful' watering down of EV targets after latest slump in production

Britain's car makers have called for an 'urgent' watering down of electric vehicle targets and action on energy costs as latest figures showed they remained under 'intense pressure'.

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UK car industry calls for 'meaningful' watering down of EV targets after latest slump in production

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