The UK is set to ban the sale of all petrol and diesel cars and vans as early as 2040. The sales ban will include hybrids and plug-in hybrids, and is part of a wider move to tackle air quality in the UK – a hot topic, particularly when it comes to nitrogen oxide emissions.
Environment secretary Michael Gove is set to announce the plans today as part of a wider set of policies to tackle air pollution. It comes after an air quality draft report published by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) was described by ministers as ‘much weaker than hoped for’.
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