Revealed: Tesla urged Labour to tighten EV laws
As Elon Musk's company 'applauds' Starmer's party for its strong policy stance on decarbonisation, growth and net zero
Hello, I’m Tom Riley, and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.
Top story today… I have obtained a private letter from Tesla to the Labour government. The exclusive correspondence and analysis is below…
Elsewhere… One in four new car registrations is electric, SMMT suggests this is due to discounting, and Auto Trader predicts 2024 is the year petrol peaks.
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Revealed: Tesla urged Labour’s Road Minister to tighten car and lorry rules
Context… I have obtained a private letter sent by Tesla’s Vice President of EMEA (believed to be Joe Wood) to Labour’s Minister for the Future of Roads, Lillian Greenwood MP. The note was sent after the General Election on 8 July 2024.
How? I obtained the letter via an information request submitted in August and received back in late November. The correspondence was shared with The Guardian yesterday.
