DOOMSDAY - The countdown had begun

This morning the government announced that from 2040 no new Petrol or Diesel cars would be allowed to be sold in the UK.

They (Michael Gove) also said on the BBC Today radio program this morning that no Petrol or Diesel cars would be allowed on the road after 2050. This is not in the announcement though.

I wonder what will really happen.

When cars phased over from Leaded to Unleaded the existing car stock could be converted or adapted. The existing raw material, production facilities, distribution and supply chain could be used and the technology had been available for several years beforehand.

This plan lacks all of that.


From Autocar 18 May 2017:

The Conservative party has revealed plans to ban cars with combustion engines from Britain by 2050.

In its election manifesto, Prime Minister Theresa May's party said it would work to make almost all cars in the UK zero-emissions vehicles, but when contacted by Autocar, it added that this included making zero-emissions powertrains a requirement for cars to pass their MOTs.

This would effectively ban combustion engines from the road from 2050. It says allowances could be made for classic cars, but that cars purchased new would have to conform to the legislation.

James May on BBC Radio at lunchtime "It was too far ... so I had to come in the Porsche ... it was too wet for the Ferrari" on whether he could have driven to the studio in his electric car.

No personal car action though as weather iffyyy.