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UK should extend its power sector, as diesel and petrol cars ban will increase the number of electric cars
Britain must build new power plants, grid networks, and electric vehicle charging points to avoid local power shortages, supporting millions of more battery-powered vehicles over the next two decades. Replacement of banned diesel and petrol cars with electric is technically feasible, and if drivers can be persuaded to recharge them overnight - when spare power capacity is abundant - the huge infrastructure cost could be reduced.
read more... 01/09/2017
New petrol and diesel cars to be banned from UK by 2040
In order to fight air pollution and climate change, the UK government will ban new diesel and petrol cars starting 2040.
read more... 26/07/2017
France to end sales of fossil fuel cars by 2040
At a presentation regarding the Paris climate agreement, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said that France aims to terminate sales of cars fueled by gasoline and diesel by 2040, and become carbon neutral 10 years after that.
read more... 10/07/2017
German ministry is against regional bans on diesel cars
Germany's transport ministry is opposing the ban on diesel cars at the regional level as a means of tackling air pollution.
read more... 14/06/2017
German KBA watchdog agency to examine Porsche Cayenne diesel emissions
Diesel models of Volkswagen's sports car maker Porsche test results showed much higher emissions than legally allowed, German weekly Der Spiegel reported recently.
read more... 14/06/2017