Ministers in the UK believe that fuel emissions pose the largest environmental risk to public health, costing up to £2.7bn in lost productivity in one recent year.The rising levels of nitrogen oxide in form of fuel emissions has seen the banning of all diesel and petrol cars come 2040.
This move follows a similar pledge in France to clean air zones and a reduction of air pollution in the developed countries
The project however, is currently being implemented in phases that include introducing a £10 toxic “T-charge” that will be levied on up to 10,000 of the oldest, most polluting vehicles every weekday. This will progressively be implemented until fuel-powered cars are completely phased out by 2040.
Britain’s air quality package also includes £1bn in ultra-low emissions vehicles including investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the ”plug-in car” and “plug-in grant” schemes.
These changes will with time be adopted in all other countries since UK is one of the major car manufacturers. When they start producing electric cars exclusively, their African consumers will have no option but to embrace the most welcome change as well.