EU waters down plans to end petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Europe has watered down its plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035.Current rules state that all vehicles sold from that date should be 'zero emission', but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.Under the European Commission's new plan, 90% of new cars sold from 2035 would have to be zero-emission, rather than 100%.According to the European carmakers…