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Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries | Tesla


Elon Musk carmaker pushed for British government to introduce rules for HGVs, as it readies Semi truck

A Tesla vice-president wrote in July that “we applaud the Labour party’s strong position to decarbonisation of the energy system by 2030, growth and net zero”. Photograph: TESLA/ReutersDespite Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump and the global heating-denying political far right – to t he chagrin of many of Tesla’s environment-conscious buyers – the car company continues to earn huge amounts from selling credits to rivals. Musk is also expected to use his access to Trump to push for looser regulation of the autonomous car industry, which Tesla hopes will be a key part of future revenue growth as it produces a new Cybercab self-driving taxi.

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