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...
Diesel car sales overtake petrol for first time in UKWray, Richard
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...
Whilst the headlines may lead people to believe that 2040 will see all petrol and diesel cars and vans removed from the streets; the reality is that the government ban only covers the sale of NEW petrol or diesel models. This means that conventional petrol or diesel cars and vans bought and...
The UK has delayed its ban on the sale of new cars which burn petrol or diesel in internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2030 to 2035. In some ways, this is no surprise: the original plan was to ban them from 2040, a deadlinebrought forwardby the previous prime minister, Boris Johnson...
Sales of new diesel and petrol cars will be banned in Britain from 2040, the UK government has announced as it looks to improve the country’s worsening air quality. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra) plans, which come after a similar pledge from President Macron...
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 po...
Company car drivers can pick from several power sources, but some are easier and cheaper to run than others. Here are the pros and cons of petrols, diesels, hybrids, PHEVs and electric fleet cars...
The UK’s planned ban on sales of new petrol, diesel (柴油) or hybrid (混合动力) cars could start as early as 2032, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. Last week, the government raised industry concern after bringing the date forward from 2040 to 2035 in order to hit zero-carbon...