Ban ICE Cars As Soon As EVs Become Cheaper, Say Experts

The UK’s Committee on Climate Change predicts EVs will be cheaper to buy than comparable ICE cars by 2030, and wants a proposed 2040 ban to be brought forward by a decade

Matt Kimberley

Updated: 10 Oct 2024

Ban ICE Cars As Soon As EVs Become Cheaper, Say Experts

A formal advisory committee has told the UK government to bring its 2040 ban on the sale of new internal combustion-powered cars forward by 10 years.

The Committee on Climate Change, an independent body formed in 2008 to help guide government policy on emissions, wants the ban to coincide with the 2030 date at which it predicts that EVs will be cheaper to buy than equivalent petrol- and diesel-engined cars.

In a report presented to the government this week, the CCC says that to meet targets to make all cars zero-emission by 2050, new car sales must be electric-only by no later than 2035, but preferably 2030.

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The new recommendations implicitly include all types of hybrid in the proposed 2030 ban, as opposed to the existing 2040 ban, which excludes all hybrids classed as ‘ultra-low-emissions vehicles,’ which basically means plug-in hybrids only.

However, the CCC report also notes the UK’s woefully inadequate public charging infrastructure. It estimates than a tenfold increase in the current 21,000 chargers will be needed by 2030 to support the switch to EVs, plus 3500 of the very fastest types of chargers for motorway-based charging stations.

The government doesn’t have to base policy on the report but is likely to take it seriously. Other suggestions covered emissions reductions in home-heating, the aviation and farming industries, and domestic waste disposal.

Comments

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People need to learn that the only way that we will survive as human beings is to cut our emissions dramatically. Electric cars are the only way we’re gunna survive

True, dispite the huge environmental impact of producing an electric car, we need to understand that it’s time to retire the ICE, one of mankind’s greatest inventions.

You should stop using cars today if that’s how you feel. My cars will never do damage like anyone having more than two kids.

First thing is to waste less energy in every aspect. We should travel less, build smaller houses (or only living blocks), eat less meat (the most co2 emission are made by this industry), buy less stuff from oversea (ships emmisions aren’t strictly controled) and so on. This leaves a great impact on our comfort and many people wouldn’t live so. Electric cars are a tiny bit that would help to reduce emmisions. Countries with a lot of renewable energy would get great results. In Slovenia (where I live) we have one nuclear power plant and one thermal power plant and many hidro power plants (provide a small amount of electricity). We haven’t enough electricity for the transportation. We need to build one or two Nuclear power plants to produce enough electricity for the same amount of vechicles (btw thermal power plants have a efficiency of ca. 20%, renewable energy much less). When it comes to commuting we need to use public transportation. Also we need to use the train transport even more also for the freight.

Ok, here are my thoughts on this…

Electric cars will be the future (eventually).
ICE cars already built should never be banned outright, they are a piece of history just like the steam locomotives that transported goods and people before them.
Electric cars are not the silver bullet to solving climate change, there are many other steps that we as mankind need to take in order to prevent climate change from causing irreversible effects on this planet that we all share.
ICE cars will always have a negative effect on the planet, no matter what the fuel source.
With further advancements in wind, solar, and other alternate sources of power, electric cars could one day aid in the prevention of further greenhouse gasses.
I am aware that it takes a lot energy and harmful operations to produce an electric car, that is why it is important at this time to simply use our current cars as long as possible and if we absolutely need a new vehicle, then consider buying electric, don’t do it just because you think it will help the environment.
The passion of ICE cars will never die, even long after the last one gets produced, go check out my latest blog if you want to know my thoughts on that.
I accept that I am no expert, just a man using his logic and current understanding of the situation to voice my opinions on the matter, if you want to disagree with me, that is fine but please back up your statements with facts and sources so that I can properly learn.

Nice arguments man, I see we share the same point of view.

Thanks.

The number of people who still drive gas cars will be low enough that no one will really care about the pollution they are creating

well, that means we have just until 2035 to make the craziest ICE car as possible.
I hope car manufacturers will make the best ICE cars by 2030, so we can grab them all in the used market in 2035.

I would never buy a new electric car, I would rather convert some old car to electric if I’m being forced to drive something electric…
Ev swapped e30 is my dream now! With an all glass roof I’ve recently seen on fb and insta (it’s soooo beautiful!!!)

Yeah, because ICE cars will get taxed to the point where they are now expensive than ev’s, not because of the free market effects

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These experts really hate internal combustion, don’t they?

At first the engineers dictated the development of the cars. Then (ca. since the 80’s) the economics and now the politicians.

Tbh i wouldnt mind a electric wrx impreza, i’d buy one as long as it has a proper awd system

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