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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, the Financial Times reports.
The country originally planned to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2040 as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and in February Johnson shortened the deadline five years earlier.
According to the Financial Times, in an environmental policy speech, expected next week, Johnson intends to push the date even further.
The BBC also announced a similar plan early Saturday, without citing sources. A spokeswoman for 10 Downing Street declined to comment on the information or content of Johnson’s upcoming speech.
According to the Financial Times, the new schedule is not expected to apply to some hybrid cars.
The end of sales of the new petrol and diesel cars will mark a big change in the UK car market.
Industry data shows that gasoline and diesel cars account for 73.6% of new car sales so far this year, while only 5.5% of sales are purely electric vehicles, which they are usually more expensive. Hybrid vehicles of various types represent other sales.
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