Department for Transport written question – answered at on 13 June 2019.
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they aim to remove all petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles from the UK’s roads.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Cars and vans account for the Majority of road transport emissions. By 2050 we want almost every car and van in the UK to be zero emission. We will end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040.
The Government’s 2018 Road to Zero Strategy sets out a clear pathway to achieving this, to give clarity and certainty to both industry and motorists. By 2030 we want at least half of new cars sold, and as many as 70%, to be ultra low emission, alongside up to 40% of new vans.
The Government’s long term goal is the development and deployment of zero emission technologies for all road vehicles, including HGVs and buses, and zero emission technologies are starting to emerge even for the largest vehicles.
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No0 people think not
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