Demonstrating Britain's resolve to reduce emissions, the government plans to bring forward an end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035, or earlier if possible. The proposals also include hybrid vehicles for the first time and people will only be able to buy electric o...
Yes. Although one of the motivations behind the ban is to encourage more drivers to choose electric cars, there will still be a significant percentage of cars on UK roads which will need petrol and diesel fuel to keep running beyond the date the ban is introduced. And since there will stil...
The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. The news has upset some automakers as they have already made integral investment decisions based on the upcoming goal. UK Prime Minister Rishi S...
Similarly, Hybrid vehicles (which combine a conventional engine with an electric motor) will still be sold after 2040. So this ban won’t mean the end of new petrol- or diesel- engine models in car showrooms and forecourts of van dealers. ...
Which means no more internal combustion engines, Brits. The UN conference saw the International ZEV (that’s Zero Emission Vehicles) Alliance committing to the goal of phasing out the sales of petrol and diesel cars in the next 35 years. ...
The UK government can’t agree. Granted, that’s not news. This time, theissue is the 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars. Comments from prime minister Rishi Sunak this week suggested the government may consider rolling back on some of the terms of the net-zero policies....
“2030 is an ambitious but achievable date by which to phase out the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles, one that would give a new lease of life to the UK car industry whilst combatting climate breakdown and cleaning up the air that dangerously p...
The ban of new petrol and diesel car sales was previously set to come into place from 2030. However, the government announced in 2023 that the UK ban would be delayed by 5 years to start from 2035 instead, citing the cost of living crisis as one of the reasons for the delay. ...
While many drivers cite alack of chargersas a barrier to buying an EV, as ICE car ownership drops the number of petrol filling stations will drop too. In fact, data suggests their numbers arealready decliningin the UK. Another reason the UK ban will not slow the adoption of EVs is the ...
Diesel car sales overtake petrol for first time in UKWray, Richard