UK plans petrol, diesel and hybrid car sales ban from 2040

[voyager]

The UK will ban the sale of all petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 onwards, including hybrid models, as part of a move to tackle air pollution.

UK plans petrol and diesel car sales ban from 2040

 

[hiroshiy]

It's great to see that they ban plug in hybrids as well - only pure EVs allowed.

 

[voyager]

It will be quiet in Blighty. This would have stirred more response in the EV community a year ago or so.... I guess more countries will follow.

 

[SageBrush]

Has Fake News come to TMC ?

The car sales ban, which does not include hybrids, comes as part of a wider plan to tackle air pollution across the UK

 

[SwTslaGrl]

The earlier draft from May says "the Government’s aim for almost every car and van to be a zero emission vehicle by 2050" p71

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airqua...upporting_documents/Draft Revised AQ Plan.pdf

 

[SageBrush]

Perhaps some context will help ?

The on-road NOx emissions of diesel cars in urban driving is in the range of 500 - 1500 mg per km
Compare that to 3 mg per km, e.g in the Toyota hybrids.

 

[SwTslaGrl]

Yes it's a problem, from p21,

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airqua...upporting_documents/Draft Revised AQ Plan.pdf

 

[SageBrush]

Yes it's a problem, from p21,

More than the graphic you posted allows.
ICCT is the organization that exposed the deception, and they later published on-road emissions data from a couple of diesels:

 

[voyager]

Has Fake News come to TMC ?

The original AE article explicitly mentioned a hybrid sale ban too... That was later withdrawn. And AE obviously changed the text. It should be left out from the thread title too. Don't know how to do that.

 

[SageBrush]

The original AE article explicitly mentioned a hybrid sale ban too... That was later withdrawn. And AE obviously changed the text. It should be left out from the thread title too. Don't know how to do that.

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