Automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and BMW, have urged the EU to weaken the policy, amid slower-than-expected electric car sales. Sweden’s Volvo Cars and others say they have already heavily invested in the transition to electric, and any reversal on the ban would be a betrayal.
France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden have ~ 35% of the EU populace… So maybe one more small country would be needed for a blocking minority. (If I am not mistaken)