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From the lead paragraph and worth noting, Germany is not alone: "But a number of major automaking countries — including China, the US and Germany — are not on board."

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So exactly the countries profiting the most from selling polluting cars?

The UK is banning the sale of internal combustion cars starting 2030, now how is 10 years later a problem for the rest of the world?

Realistically this could easily not happen, or not happen in quite the way we expect, with some exclusions. I imagine the used car market is already going crazy.

The UK government made a lot of noise on this when they were desperate to steer headlines away from more controversial topics (Brexit). Since then, energy prices have skyrocketed. Trying to force a transition while electricity is so dear will prove deeply unpopular, so I fully expect a postponement of the current "deadlines".

IIRC DW is a german public broadcaster, so it's focus on Germany here is probably representative of their overall focus, not necessarily anything specific to the story.

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