Great Britain is planning to ban the sale of conventional gas and diesel vehicles from 2040 to help reduce air pollution. The government announced this in a paper published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
"There should be no new diesel or petrol vehicles by 2040," said environment minister Michael Gove to BBC Radio.
This is part of the government's £2.7bn blueprint for tackling air pollution. This includes investments going towards building out a charging infrastructure, more efficient public transport, and promoting walking and bicycling. It needs to be noted that the ban will not affect models with hybrid and plug-in hybrid drivetrains - early reports said all gas and diesel vehicles would be banned.
This announcement comes a few weeks after France made a similar announcement to ban gas vehicles by 2040.
Source: Reuters
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