Tesla, led by Elon Musk, lobbied the UK government to implement policies that would increase profits for electric car sales, including charging petrol car drivers more. In a letter to the roads minister, Tesla called for the extension of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate to include lorries and suggested using subsidies from petrol car purchases to support EV sales. Musk’s involvement in British politics has been controversial, with tensions over his interventions leading to his exclusion from a government investment summit.
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