Petrol and Diesel cars to be banned in the UK by 2040
Petrol and Diesel vehicles up more than 98% of the cars in The UK, with the 2% being electric cars. As electric cars are getting more efficient and the becoming cheaper, the market place has been steadily increasing. The UK government seems to support this change by banning petrol or diesel based cars by 2040. This not only encourages new potential car buyers to buy an electric car, it also encourages manufacturers to put more focus into producing more cheaper and better electric cars. Why the Change? The UK government is in an effort to control air pollution. Petrol or Diesel based cars produce a lot of toxins and harmful gases as exhaust. With the increase in car sales, the atmospheric pollution is only bound to get worse over time. What are these harmful gases released into the air by petrol and diesel cars? Conventional cars exhaust various types of gases such as, Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide Sulfur dioxide etc. These gases are extremely hazardous, a...