U.K. Plan to Ban Petrol and Diesel Cars Creeps Forward to 2032
- Transport Minister Shapps hints at tougher pollution rules
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ban would start in 2035
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The U.K.’s deadline for killing off vehicles powered by fossil fuels keeps moving earlier -- and could now be just 12 years away.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is seeking to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2032 to meet its goal for net zero emissions by the middle of the century.