A few days ago, Mike Hawes’ world was still fine. The head of the British Automotive Industry Association invited the industry to the electric car summit in London on Monday, right across from Westminster Abbey. The message Hawes wanted to send out was clear: the car industry is fully behind the government’s climate goals. However, he didn’t know then that the government, of all people, would slow him down quite a bit.
Climate targets in Great Britain: Sunak scares the car industry – economy
