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As a means of tackling air pollution, the UK government has decided to ban all new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040. The effort is being spearheaded with a 255M GBP (355M US) fund that will be used for new, environmentally friendly technologies, the changing of road layouts, and ways to encourage residents to adopt public transport. Industry experts predict that electric cars will outcompete petrol and diesel vehicles on factors like cost by 2020.
The funding pot will come from changes to tax on diesel vehicles and reprioritizing departmental budgets - the exact details will be announced later in the year. Councils could change road layouts, retrofit public transport, and encourage local people to leave their cars at home. A Clean Air Fund would allow local authorities to bid for additional money to put in more air quality control measures. A new Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will allow the government to require the installation of charge points for electric vehicles at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers.
The funding pot will come from changes to tax on diesel vehicles and reprioritizing departmental budgets - the exact details will be announced later in the year. Councils could change road layouts, retrofit public transport, and encourage local people to leave their cars at home. A Clean Air Fund would allow local authorities to bid for additional money to put in more air quality control measures. A new Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will allow the government to require the installation of charge points for electric vehicles at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers.