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U.K. Lawmakers Call for Ban on Polluting Cars in 14 Years
- Recommendation to scrap petrol and diesel models by 2032
- Charging infrastructure needed to support electric cars
Vehicles stand at a set of traffic lights in London, U.K.
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Britain should ban gasoline and diesel fueled cars by 2032 to speed up a shift toward zero-emissions vehicles, a panel of lawmakers from the main parties in Parliament said.
The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee in the House of Commons said the government should implement the ban by 2032, eight years earlier than the current target, and that failing to do so would undermine promises to reduce air pollution by over two thirds by 2050.