UK to ban petrol cars

英国2035年禁售燃油车

petrol汽油

diesel柴油

hybrid混合动力

emit散发，排出

virtually几乎，实际上，虚拟地

carbon碳

hydrogen氢动力

van货车

vehicle车辆

Irish爱尔兰

fossil化石燃料

phaseout逐步废除

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned.

The change comes after experts said 2040 would be too late if the UK wants to achieve its target of emitting virtually zero carbon by 2050.

People will only be able to buy electric or hydrogen cars and vans, once the ban comes into effect.

The UK is one of many countries looking to end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles.

At the start of January, the Irish government announced plans to ban the sale of "fossil fuel cars" by the year 2030, while Denmark has also proposed a phaseout of new diesel and petrol car sales in 2030.

新闻来源：China Daily