Government to ban new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040

James Murray
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Centrepiece of Air Quality Plan to call time on the internal combustion engine, but concerns remain over short term action

The government will today set out a vision for removing the internal combustion engine from Britain's roads by setting a 2040 date for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans. The long-awaited...

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