EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure

STRASBOURG, Dec 16 () - The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing up ​to 10% of non-electric vehicles after intense pressure from Germany, Italy and Europe's ‌auto sector. The EU executive appears to have yielded to the call from carmakers to be allowed to ‌keep selling plug-in hybrids and range extenders with CO2-neutral biofuel or synthetic fuel as they struggle to compete against Tesla and Chinese electric vehicles.