Got this in an email today ...
bbc.com/news/ukHow will the petrol and diesel car ban work?
This is the part I like ...
What about recharging electric cars?
If we're to switch to electric cars, the speed of installing charging points will have to radically increase, to cope with demand.It has been estimated the UK needs to have 25 million charging points for electric vehicles.There are now nearly 11,000 places in the UK where you can charge electric vehicles...
... And there are other potential problems.For example, where will power points be sited? Will roads have to be dug up for cabling? Will drivers have to share power points, and so be restricted to certain charging times? People who live in flats, or houses without driveways, could struggle to charge their electric cars at home.It is hoped charge points installed in lampposts next to parking bays could help but rollout so far has been limited.There is also a need for more rapid-charging points, for people on long journeys and those who haven't charged overnight...What will happen to old petrol and diesel cars?
There is currently no UK-wide scrappage scheme in place for petrol and diesel cars and it is unclear if the government is considering this. In London, the city's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced a £25m scrappage scheme to take older polluting cars and motorbikes off its streets, to reduce CO2 pollution.You will still be able to buy a second-hand petrol or diesel car in 2035 and drive one you currently own.There could even be a boom in petrol or diesel sales in 2034, as motorists prepare to buy combustion engines for the final time.
