Labour will phase out new internal combustion engine cars by 2030

Future roads minister sets out Labour’s support for electric vehicles

The new Labour government is committed to phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, future roads minister Lilian Greenwood said in her speech at the Cenex Expo, which was held at the Millbrook Proving Ground this week.

The minister told the assembly of low-emission vehicle specialists: “Our roads and the vehicles on them are changing. Over the decades we have come to understand the true cost of our reliance on fossil fuels – the air we breathe, the planet we live...