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> what's the point of banning them by 2040? It sets a deadline. Future parliaments can change it as they see fit, but I think the UK government had to say some
by djhworld 9y ago
> what's the point of banning them by 2040?
It sets a deadline. Future parliaments can change it as they see fit, but I think the UK government had to say something otherwise they'd be contravening agreements made in the past.
Like you said, within 10 years electric cars sales will probably become the norm anyway, but I guess from a policy perspective it's signalling to manufacturers and the general public that they have 22 years to make the shift.
- SideburnsOfDoom 9y ago> Future parliaments can change it as they see fit, And that's exactly why this is a dodge: It doesn't affect the current administration, and if a future administration doesn't like it, they can just change it. it's a classic maneuver of the "kick the can down the road while pretending to make policy" kind.