Poor carmakes, did’t want to invest in EVs early enough. Now face chinese rivals.

Maybe they should lobby for a public transport? Start making buses, trams, trains?

Less than half a year ago

Car manufacturers […] have issued an urgent warning against revoking the EU’s 2035 de facto ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars

specifically that was from

the Platform for Electromobility, which counts members such as Renault Group, Uber, Volvo, Ford and Tesla

https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/car-industry-warns-eu-leaders-against-reversing-2035-combustion-engine-ban/