Europe should follow the Chinese “playbook” and include hybrids in its push to lower emissions from cars, industry bosses have said, as they warned Brussels that sticking to its 2035 ban on petrol engines put the bloc’s biggest industry at risk.
Ola K?llenius, the president of European car industry body ACEA, told the Financial Times that China was the most advanced country in “decarbonisation of mobility” thanks to a policy encouraging not just electric vehicles but also hybrids and other technologies to cut emissions.
“No date, no ban, technology openness?.?.?.?if that playbook has been successful, why are we not willing to at least discuss the European version of that?,” K?llenius, who is also chief executive of Mercedes-Benz, said.