Automakers in the U.K. are pressing for government funding to meet a new goal of killing off combustion cars by 2035, even as demand for electric models is surging.
The U.K. will ban the sale of new gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday, with the aim of reducing air pollution.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said Wednesday that the prime minister's announcement must come with a package of fiscal incentives, policies and investment.