UK needs to ban full hybrid cars by 2030 or face net zero catastrophe'

Cars such as the Toyota Prius, which charge a battery from an internal combustion engine, need to be excluded from the list of vehicles sold in the UK from 2030 or there will be a profound fall in confidence in the government's commitment to electric motoring.

The chief executive of EVUK, Dan Caesar, said he was not opposed to new plug-in hybrids... but called for those without a plug to be banned. The inclusion of full hybrid technology would be a catastrophic misstep and make a laughingstock of the UK government's world-leading zero-emission vehicle policy.

If lobbyists do persuade government to include full hybrids it would be a big backward move. The ramifications for the nascent EV industry and for fragile consumer confidence could be profound.

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