ICE ban

​Bringing in a 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles could create 32,000 new jobs and increase GDP by 0.2%, equivalent to £4.2 billion.

​The UK’s four biggest vehicle fleet operators – Centrica, DPD UK, Royal Mail and BT and Openreach – have joined the mounting calls for a 2030 ban on sales of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

​The Labour party has joined calls to bring the ban of the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid vehicles forward to 2030.

​Bring forward the ICE ban to 2030, a group of over 100 moderate Conservative MPs has recommended in a new collection of essays.

​A cross party group of MPs has called on the government to ‘scale-up’ its efforts to reach net zero, by implementing its ten point action plan.

​The UK Electric Fleets Coalition has called on the government to bring forward the 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales target to 2030.

​British Gas has put in the largest ever commercial order for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK.

​The recovery from COVID-19 should help to unlock net zero, according to ScottishPower.

​The government should set a target of achieving a net zero power system by 2040, SSE has recommended as part of a five-point action plan.