The British government has decided that, starting in 2030, cars equipped with thermal engines will no longer be able to be sold in the UK. The ban comes into effect five years earlier than planned in the European Union.
The government led by Keir Starmer has decided that the ban on the sale of new cars equipped with thermal engines, whether they run on petrol or diesel, will come into force five years earlier than originally set, reports Autoexpress. Thus, the marketing of cars using thermal engines in any form will come into force from 2030, five years earlier even than the deadline officially given for the European Union. Because of this decision, critics say that the British government “went too far”.
Heidi Alexander, who recently replaced Louise Haigh as Transport Secretary, said in a statement that “the need to move away from fossil fuel dependence has never been clearer and the transition to low-emission vehicles zero will play a critical role in rapidly reducing carbon emissions and improving our energy security.”
Britain accelerates transition to fully electric cars
The government has also launched a series of consultations to “consider investor preferences on the technology choices and types of vehicles allowed between 2030 and 2035 alongside zero-emission cars”.
Up to this point, the general consensus was that the only petrol or diesel vehicles expected to be allowed after the 2030 deadline would have been those described as having “significant electric range” – such as plug-in hybrids in. However, the government’s decision to launch a consultation further complicates matters.
At the beginning of last year, the UK launched the zero mandates, which require an annual percentage increase in electric cars. For 2024, the sales share was supposed to be 22%, and for 2025, the target is 28%,
Source: www.promotor.ro
