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"It's An Insult": Drivers React To British PM Rishi Sunak's Electric Car U-turn

24 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from The Guardian

[Prime Minister's] "announcement that he will delay banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2035 in a U-turn on the government's climate commitments has triggered international condemnation and anger from industry...six UK drivers share their reaction to the electric vehicle (EV) policy change and explain how they will be affected.

"I will not buy another petrol car. I'd rather walk. The oil companies can buy politicians but not me or my child's future."

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