![]() on track to be the first large nation to officially end the era of internal combustion. It was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the launch of the COP 26 conference on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland. But the new plan would bring that date forward by five years and would also add hybrids to the banned list. had already committed to phase out the sale of gasoline and diesel by 2040. Like several European countries, the U.K. ![]() The British government has announced plans to bring forward an outright ban on the sale of all gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger cars-even hybrids-just 15 years from now. But that term isn't going to be applicable to the nation's car enthusiasts for much longer. in 2019-and only 37,850 of them were electric vehicles.īritain has never used the expression "gearhead" for those with a passion for cars, preferring-in reference to the U.K.'s name for gasoline-"petrolhead" instead. ![]() There were 2.3 million passenger cars sold in the U.K.That's five years earlier than a previous commitment by the U.K., and it also adds even hybrid vehicles to the banned list, leaving only full electric cars as an option. ![]()
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