Automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and BMW, have urged the EU to weaken the policy, amid slower-than-expected electric car sales. Sweden’s Volvo Cars and others say they have already heavily invested in the transition to electric, and any reversal on the ban would be a betrayal.

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    16 hours ago

    While the rest of EU is still following the US that is actively trying to break the EU…

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        15 hours ago

        Yes, and Sanchez and his party have close ties to China. Sanchez’s government even contracted China’s Huawei with the country’s judicial wiretap system (while at the same time banned Huawei from its public telcom network over security reasons). So the Spanish law enforcement, including those fighting corruption, now depends on China.

        And let us not forget the Gate Center, a Spanish-Chinese so-called ‘think tank’ with close ties to the government.

        [Edit typo.]

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      16 hours ago

      This makes no sense as it has nothing to do with the topic or my comment. Sanchez is fighting for his own political survival and nothing else. He would do and say the exact opposite if he thinks it would help him.