New petrol and diesel vehicles sales ban in UK from 2035
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The last date to buy a new petrol, diesel or hybrid car in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035, under government plans.
The change is being made to help Britain achieve virtually zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century.
The policy will be unveiled at an event to launch Glasgow's hosting of a United Nations climate summit in November.
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Hybrid vehicles are also now being included in the proposals, which were originally announced in July 2017.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-513...The change is being made to help Britain achieve virtually zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century.
The policy will be unveiled at an event to launch Glasgow's hosting of a United Nations climate summit in November.
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Hybrid vehicles are also now being included in the proposals, which were originally announced in July 2017.
15 years isn't very long to sort out all the required infrastructure. Will the running of petrol/diesel cars then be made prohibitively expensive so as to force people into purchasing electric cars?
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