UK banned the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles in 2035, five years earlier than planned. This was stated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday at the opening preparatory session of the UN Conference on climate change 2020 (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow from 9 to 19 November 2020 under the chairmanship of the British government.
the UK has pledged to achieve zero net emissions (carbon neutrality) by 2050.
the Initiative of the UK means the final victory of electric vehicles, which can undermine the wealth of oil companies and to transform the automotive industry and one of the icons of the XX century capitalism: the car itself.
France is preparing to ban the sale of cars running on fossil fuels by 2040, and the Norwegian Parliament set a goal that by 2025 all the local cars must have zero emissions.
Navigation London for electric cars is a threat to jobs in Germany, because the UK is the world's largest export market for the car manufacturers, which accounts for about 20% of world sales, and electric cars require less labor for Assembly than variants with a hybrid engine or hybrid option.
diesel and petrol models still account for nearly 90% of sales in Britain, and potential buyers of electric cars, concerned about the limited number of outlets.
the UK Government said last year it provided additional 2.5 million pounds (us $ 3.25 million) to Finance the installation of over 1000 new charging points of electric cars on the streets of residential areas.
Previously coalsalesthat the transition to electric vehicles by 2030 could lead to a loss of 410 000 jobs in Germany. The engines of electric vehicles consist of fewer parts and require less maintenance than internal combustion engines, which will lead to massive layoffs in the automobile industry.
