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February 13, 2020 The UK may be ready to abandon the internal combustion engine in just 12 years. This was stated by the Secretary of Transportation, Grant Shapps, who, speaking on BBC Radio 5, stated that the 2035 target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars could be brought forward to 2032.

Previously, the United Kingdom had looked to 2040 as the date for the implementation of the ban and, recently, 2035 was indicated as a new, widely publicized target date. It should be emphasized that even in conjunction with the implementation of European emissions standards, a large basket of new electric cars is expected to arrive on the market within this decade, with almost all major car manufacturers intensifying their efforts to introduce vehicles. zero emissions.

What makes the UK plan even more ambitious is the fact that hybrids will also be included in the ban. However, according to current statements, the used car market will be excluded from the new regulations. This will allow buyers to still get a used vehicle with an internal combustion engine, but only second-hand, while any vehicle on sale at new car shows will have to be free of exhaust emissions.