Volkswagen has just said it won’t be making petrol or diesel vehicles by the end of 2035. Not as ambitious as Euro 7, but a bold statement nonetheless. In this programme we’ll see what’s possible - and what ideas might just get stuck in a dead end

Is the race to electrically-powered vehicles a car crash waiting to happen?

Tough new emissions rules could mean the end of the road for petrol and diesel in Europe by 2025. But what about the idea that this kind of acceleration could do more harm than good?

GUESTS:

Ian Riches

Automotive Analyst at Strategy Analytics

Omer Rana

Professor of Performance Engineering at University of Cardiff

Jean-Francois Mercure

Senior Lecturer in Global Systems at University of Exeter

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