Will the EU hit the brakes on its combustion car ban?

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  Is Brussels about to abandon its green credentials?

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  There are market segments in the transport industry where electrification is not well suited.

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  Combustion is not the enemy.

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  Carbon is the enemy.

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  Yes, car makers want the rules watered down.

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  In 10 years, most cars in the world will be electric.

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  And for Europe, it's really about, are we going to be the front runner or not?

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  This is World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Ed Butler,

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  and today we're looking at Brussels' apparent plan to water down its own green targets on the energy transition to electric vehicles.

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  The car lobby has won through, it seems.

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  But what about the climate?

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