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        Britain to

        ban sale of

        gasoline cars


        By Nicole Wakelin  |  Ride.tech



        Britain is planning to ban the sale
        of new gas, diesel and hybrid cars
        beginning in 2035, according to
        Reuters. This ban comes five years
        ahead of when it was originally
        scheduled to start.

        This ban on gas, diesel, and hybrid
        cars is a part of achieving its net zero
        emissions goal by 2050.      Johnson used the launch event for   the United Kingdom is more all-
                                     COP26 to encourage other countries   encompassing than most.
        Brexit could make reaching   to develop targets for becoming
        those goals more challenging. At   carbon-neutral and create actionable   Diesel vehicles have been a prime
        the launch event for the COP26   plans for reaching those targets.   target since the Volkswagen
        (United Nations Climate Change                             emissions scandal with the mayors
        Conference), held at London’s   The British government’s decision   of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and
        Science Museum, Prime Minister   to end the sale of all gas, diesel,   Athens all planning to ban diesel
        Boris Johnson commented on   and hybrid cars and vans in 2035   vehicles from their city centers by
        the challenge of dealing with CO    is part of its plan to reach net zero.   2025.
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        emissions. He said it’s a problem that   The date, however, is dependent on
        needs to be dealt with not just as a   consultation. This leaves open the   France is taking an approach more
        country, but as a planet, and that   possibility of moving the date further   in line with the UK. It is banning all
        action needs to be taken now.  out if it’s too aggressive or bringing it   fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040.
                                     in closer if possible.        That’s five extra years for France
        Britain has pledged to reach net zero                      to plan and build the charging
        heating emissions by 2050 and was   Governments are reacting to the   infrastructure necessary to support a
        the first G7 country to announce   problem of vehicle emissions with   nation’s worth of electric vehicles.
        such a goal. According to Reuters,   a variety of bans, but the ban in
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