Sales of new petrol and diesel cars are to be banned in 2030, Boris Johnson will announce today. Paving the way for an electric vehicle revolution, he is to unveil a ten-point, £12billion plan for the environment. It includes further investment in nuclear power, wind energy, domestic heating and cutting-edge technology such as carbon capture … Read more
New petrol and diesel car sales will be ‘banned from 2030’ – five years earlier than planned – as government accelerates bid to tackle climate change PM is expected to ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 He originally planned to ban their sales in 2040 and changed the date … Read more
Boris Johnson’s eco call to arms: Crackdown on diesel and petrol vehicles could be sped up to bring in ban by 2030 PM Boris Johnson called on world leaders to commit to tackling climate crisis The banning of sales of new petrol and diesel cars could be brought forward Insiders believe that Mr Johnson will … Read more
The Government is expected to announce a new date it proposes to introduce a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars within the next week and a new report has urged ministers to fast-track it to a decade’s time. The current ban is due to come into force in 2040 but is … Read more
Asda has cut the price of petrol by 2p-a-litre and diesel by 3p in the run-up to England going into a second national lockdown. The supermarket giant is reducing its pump prices at 322 filling stations across the country from today in response to falling wholesale costs. It means those who will be working from … Read more
Vin Diesel thanks his late Fast And Furious costar Paul Walker as part of his inspiration to make music… after releasing new single Days Are Gone By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 22:15 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 30 October 2020 They starred together in multiple installments of one of the top-grossing … Read more
A growing number of carmakers are removing diesels from their UK showrooms as demand for the out-of-favour fuel continues to shrink. Last week, Ford confirmed that the Fiesta – the UK’s most-bought new car for the last 11 years – will no longer be sold with a diesel option, despite it being the most economical … Read more
The nation’s favourite car ditches diesel: Ford Fiesta now only sold in Britain with petrol engines as it cuts the out-of-favour fuel type Ford has ditched the 84bhp 1.5-litre TDCi engine from the Fiesta range It was the most frugal engine in the range, returning a claimed 65.7mpg The car maker says just 2% of … Read more
So you think diesel’s dead? Well I’ve just been driving a perky little Citroen C3 hatchback with a diesel engine that might confound that notion. And the maker says while diesel sales may be declining across the industry, its own numbers are holding up well. Despite a recent string of new all-electric and hybrid launches, … Read more
If you’re planning to keep your next car for a few years, you should be considering an electric vehicle to save money, that’s according to a new study. Analysis of purchase prices and running costs found that family-size electric vehicles are now more cost competitive with petrol and diesel cars – and the longer you … Read more