For three years the mantra was clear: from 2035, every new car in Europe would be mandatory electric. Petrol and diesel were doomed. But Europe is now making a striking U-turn. The European Commission is weakening the ban on the combustion engine. What does this mean for your next new car and the used market? Isn’t the future electric after all? “I expect a wave of European ‘kei cars’ on our roads,” says HLN mobility expert Brecht Vanhaelewyn.

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