Dyson: May ‘watered down’ EV commitment

Sir James Dy son has accused the UK government of “watering down” its commitment to electric vehicles after failing to take his advice to ban petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.

The British inventor, 72, said he met Prime Minister Theresa May’s parliamentary aids to discuss making electric cars compulsory a year ago.

“I said‘ why don’ t you make electric cars compulsory by 2030?’” Sir James said. “This was a year ago, so it gave the industry 12 years to adjust, build the charging points.

“Two days later, they announce it’ll be 2040, 22 years on. It just seemed watered down ... I thought that was a shame.”

The entrepreneur stoked controversy after announcing he would manufacture his new electric vehicle in Singapore rather than Britain.