Ford leads push for UK to follow EU on electric car rollback

Softening phase-out of combustion-engined cars would better reflect market reality, said car maker

Ford has become the strongest voice so far among UK car companies in calling for the government to follow the European Union (EU) in softening electric car targets.
The majority, along with their representative body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), have either been more muted or declined to comment when approached by Autocar. 
Green groups and EV-focused companies meanwhile argued that the UK should stay the course and stick to its target to end sales of new ICE cars by 2035.
“Following the EU ruling, it is clearer than ever that the UK needs to follow suit and urgently close the gap between our ambitious targets and market realities,” Ford UK managing director Lisa Brankin said. “Bringing forward the VETS [ZEV mandate] review immediately is the first step to deliver this.”
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed to amend the total ban on new ICE cars that wa