Electric car revolution will take time...or will it?

摘要

One of the big announcements last month was that the ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035. The Government brought the phase-out forward to help decarbonise the road transport sector which accounts for around 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, a figure which has risen steadily in recent years. However, even with this announcement, some believe there will still be millions of fossil-fuelled vehicles on the road well into the 2030s and 40s. This is according to a new report Accelerating Road Transport Decarbonisation from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).