According to a press report, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars within 10 years, according to the British newspaper "The Guardian".
This comes after the Prime Minister set a new date for the ban last February, setting the year 2035 instead of 2040, and the press report expects that the ban will be introduced for a period of five years, which means that it will start in 2030.
Johnson is expected to announce this measure as part of a set of new environmental policies next week, and the government hopes that the new decision will revitalize the UK's electric car market.
The new decision will also contribute to achieving Britain's climate goals, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
Scientists, academics and activists urged the government and companies to be more ambitious, and called on them to work to restore the safe level of emissions to fight climate change and preserve the environment.
Despite rising popularity with demand more than doubling over the past year, electric cars still make up only about 7% of new cars purchased in the UK last month, according to figures released by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Traders.
In the past, the association called on the government to provide large and long-term incentives to support the purchase of electric cars, and to set specific goals for building the infrastructure for electric cars, and the association said that high prices and the lack of charging stations make sales low.
The government is expected to provide about 500 million pounds (660 million dollars) to finance the infrastructure for electric cars from next year, according to the newspaper report.
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