Failing to ban new hybrid cars without plug would be ‘catastrophic misstep’

Allowing sales of the vehicles to continue would have a ‘profound’ impact on consumer confidence in the Government’s commitment to electric motoring, Electric Vehicles UK said (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Failing to ban the sale of new hybrid cars with no plug from 2030 would be “a catastrophic misstep”, ministers are being warned.

Representative body Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK), which made the claim, said allowing sales of the vehicles to continue would have a “profound” impact on consumer confidence in the Government’s commitment to electric motoring.