Is it the end of the road for the combustion engine? asks Policy Exchange's Richard Howard

Thursday, 6 July 2017 19:22

This morning’s newspapers are filled with the story that Volvo is to go ‘all electric’ from 2019. Volvo announced yesterday that from 2019 it will no longer sell any cars that only have a petrol or diesel engine, and will focus instead on a new range of Battery Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrids, and so-called ‘mild hybrids’. Alongside this comes the news that France is to ban the sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, and predictions from...Request free trial