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Thursday, 27 July 2017
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- VW and Daimler face cartel accusationsSupervisory boards at the carmakers call emergency meetings after being accused of breaching EU rules.
- Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy 'not enough'The clean air strategy should include a scrappage scheme and clean air zones, campaigners say.
- Car production falls almost 14% as UK sales dipThe number of cars rolling off UK production lines fell 13.7% in June, the third monthly dip in a row.
The Guardian
- If this is the end of the car as we know it, we have the EU to thank | Jonathan FreedlandDon't be fooled. The Tories plan to ban diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2040 is driven not by a love of clean air, but by European environmental standards Jonathan Freedland is Guardian columnistMight today's date live on in the history books as the official end of the industrial revolution, which began more than a century and a half ago? That's probably a stretch, but the UK government's announcement that all petrol and diesel cars and vans are to be banned by 2040 sounds like the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine, the invention that changed human life for ever.Foll...
- Phasing out diesel and petrol cars is a woefully tiny step towards cleaner air | Caroline LucasEven if the ban came in sooner, it would still fall short. Rather than tinkering with the transport system, we need to completely rethink how we travel Caroline Lucas is co-leader of the Green partyTodays air pollution announcement from the Tories is the latest in a string of green-sounding policies from a government that had previously gone quiet on the environment. Sadly, like so many of their plans, scratch beneath the surface and the green all but disappears.The ban on new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 is a step forward, but it really is a tiny one. By then hundreds of thousands of peop...
Times Online
- Diesel drivers face council charges to clean up streets [Subscription]Drivers of polluting diesel vehicles could face charges or restrictions in up to 29 towns and cities under the governments final air quality plan.
- Luxury brands condemn ban on petrol and diesel as absurd [Subscription]The head of one of Britains leading luxury car brands has attacked the governments plan to ban the sale of diesel and petrol cars within a generation, branding it absurd.
- Diesel cars to be hit with higher taxes [Subscription]New diesel cars are about to be hit with higher taxes to fund pollution-cutting measures in dozens of towns and cities.
- Mondeo Man will become a distant memory on roads [Subscription]The year 2040 seems way off but it is actually only as far forward as 1994 is back and few people, older ones at least, will think that was long ago.
The Mirror
- Should I sell my diesel car and is there a scrappage scheme? The government's Clean Air Plan explainedTown halls could slap new taxes on polluting cars as diesel and petrol vehicles are banned by 2040. So what does it mean for you? Here's the policy explained
Birmingham Post
- This is how many drivers plan to buy fully electric vehicles A further 10% of motorists say they will buy a hybrid vehicle, which combines a combustion engine with an additional power source such as an electric battery
Manchester Evening News
- 'Urgent action needed' to tackle air pollution on M60 Defra says the the A5103, A57M, A56 and M56 in Manchester, the A635 in Tameside and the A34 in Stockport also contain high levels of pollution
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Electric vehicles set to play a key role in future household systems As Government announces the phasing out of petrol and diesel cars, electric vehicles could have a role beyond transport
Wales Online
- We tested an electric car - and it was surprisingly goodPeople living in the UK are going to have to get used to driving plug-in vehicles so we thought we'd get a head start
Other Regional Press
- Banning diesel and petrol by 2040 'is not soon enough'BANNING the sale of all diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040 is not soon enough for those already suffering in Oxford , a city councillor has warned.
- Huddersfield motorists could be charged a pollution tax on dirtiest roadsLeeds and Manchester routes on government's hit list
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Plan for roadside NO2 concentrations publishedThe Government confirmed that it will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, as it unveiled new plans to tackle air pollution. The UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations produced by Defra and the Department for Transport outlines how councils with the worst levels of air pollution at busy road junctions and hotspots must take robust action. The announcement is focused on delivering nitrogen dioxide (NO2) compliance at the roadside in the shortest amount of time. This is one part of our programme to deliver clean air next ye...
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- Uncertainty over Clean Air Zones could cripple local businessesClarity is urgently needed to identify which vehicles will be affected in each of the Clean Air Zones, the Freight Transport Association has said ...
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