It’s now official. UK prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the country will be bringing forward its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars and vans from 2040 to 2030. Reported earlier, the ban was confirmed by Johnson in a column he wrote for the Financial Times.
2030 is a a full decade earlier than the original deadline, and it gives the internal combustion engine 10 more years to live, although hybrid cars and vans “that can drive a significant distance when no carbon coming out of the tailpipe” will be allowed until 2035. There was no elaboration on the “significant distance” part, but it could be just for plug-in hybrids.
Part of a 10-point plan to make the UK a carbon neutral country by 2050, the 2030 ban on ICE cars is to boost the electric vehicle market. The PM wrote that the government will “invest more than £2.8 billion in electric vehicles, lacing the land with charging points and creating long-lasting batteries in UK gigafactories. This will allow us to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2030.”
The UK’s EV market is still small but fast growing. 75,946 new full EVs have been sold there so far in 2020 – while that accounts for just 5.5% of the total car market (1,384,601 units), it’s a 168.7% year-on-year increase. As more carmakers roll out electric cars, the EV share of the pie will surely grow.
“We share government’s ambition for leadership in decarbonising road transport and are committed to the journey. Manufacturers have invested billions to deliver vehicles that are already helping thousands of drivers switch to zero, but this new deadline, fast-tracked by a decade, sets an immense challenge,” Mike Hawes, CEO of the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders told Autocar.
“We are pleased, therefore, to see government accept the importance of hybrid transition technologies – which drivers are already embracing as they deliver carbon savings now – and commit to additional spending on purchase incentives,” he added.
EV infrastructure needs to improve for drivers to “recharge as easily as they refuel,” and “for that, we look to others to step up and match our commitment. We will now work with government on the detail of this plan, which must be delivered at pace to achieve a rapid transition that benefits all of society, and safeguards UK automotive manufacturing and jobs,” Hawes said.
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Meanwhile in Malaysia ev road tax are ridiculously expensive…
For cold climates, full hybrids at least 30~40km/l should be minimum fossil fuel requirement. Diesel is banned though.
Wow…meaning 10 years later Malaysia can never import any record car from UK?
Congratulations to UK, to show us your strength:
UK car industry Record –
Flopped Mini Cooper – now German BMW
Flopped Jaguar, now India Tata
Flopped Land Rover, now India Tata
Flopped Lotus, 1st Proton, now China Geely
Flopped Rolls Royce – now BMW
Flopped Bently – now VW
Flopped MG – now China SAIC
Now – Brexit re-structuring.
next? EV cars, van, lorry only for UK from 2030
Challenge:
1. All logistic by EV lorry and Van.
2. EV car breakdown – how to get re-charge/replacement of battery.
3. More Traffic Jam due to breakdown.
4. Speedy re-fueling EV? God Bless the Logistics. Heavy vehicles with EV, huge battery small distance.
TQ UK for giving alot flopped/flopping/growing case records for the world.
Malaysia government must banned all old vehicles above 10year. A cleaner future and environment belonged to us younger generations… elderly now borrowing our future world.
Yahooooo!!!!
EV for everyone!!!!
Why Danny repost his 17Nov article?
The earlier article was based off a report speculating the news. The official announcement came a day later.
We don’t have any restrictions for Petro & Diesel. Please dump here your supercars with lelong price.
unrealistic decision, ICE is better
The low iq found a way out of the cave
you what super iq genious? hypocrites like you are the ones oretend to sound like a genious
car transmission companies such as Borg warner, ZF, Aisin will be dodo in a decade
They should try to remove ice use for their arm forces…ET aka electric tank..haha..
nothing beats the driving pleasure of an ICE car