12 Jan Petrol and diesel lorries could be banned under UK government plans.
(Oilandgaspress) Traditional fuel-powered trucks will not be able to be sold, ministers have announced, also ruling out allowing the use of low-carbon or synthetic fuels. This means they will have to be electric from 2040. The 2040 cut-off date for petrol trucks was put forward first by the Conservatives in November 2021 according to reports,
The Department for Transport (DfT) has now set forward three options for enforcing it. Manufacturers would be set annual quotas for the number of electric trucks they sell, the first dictates.
Alternatively, transport firms could be set carbon emissions caps. . Related News
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