You'll still be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car till 2035, says PM. Assuming you can find one...
Having spent months interminably testing the political water and then leaking like a sieve, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally confirmed in a speech given on Wednesday afternoon that the UK’s proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be pushed back to 2035. Cue much huffing and puffing and teeth gnashing from anyone with skin in the game, and quite a bit from those with none.
The reasons for it being rolled back are well-rehearsed on PH but for the most part, they are merely the epitaph on a grave that was already pre-dug. Back in 2020, the 2030 deadline was plucked from the ether with all the nailed-on certainty of a man guessing his weight in cashew nuts. Tellingly, it looked good on a press release. Boastful, even, as it assigned the UK world-leading status. But that was the sum total of all it did.
To stand any chance of succeeding, even in a decade-long timeframe, the policy would’ve required a gargantuan let’s-pull-together effort and the extensive buy-in not only of the general public but also a globalised car industry. None of this transpired.
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