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Briefing
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- 2040 Diesel and Gas Car Ban – Britain announced banning of sales of new diesel and gas cars by 2040, as part of clean air plan publicized on July 26, 2017 to combat air pollution in country
- $332 Million Local Government Fund – Makes available £255 million ($332 million) for local government to reduce air pollution domestically with schemes, such as retrofitting buses, changing road layouts, reprogramming traffic lights, and altering roundabouts and speed humps to keep diesel vehicles from polluted roads
- Other Countries’ Policies – France introduced similar plans for 2040, while Netherlands plans to sell electric cars only by 2025, and India by 2030
- Challenges – Include setting up appropriate charging infrastructure (currently there are only 12,000 in Britain) and generating enough electricity for massive electric vehicle adoption
- 2050 Zero Transport Emissions Goal – Targets every car and van on Britain roads to be emissions-free by 2050
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Transportation and Logistics, Utilities
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Source
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Castle, S., "Britain to ban new diesel and gas cars by 2040",
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MacLellan, K. and Faulconbridge, G., "Electric cars win? Britain to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040",
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"Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017),"
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Asthana, A. and Taylor, M., "Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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July 26, 2017
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