Adapt and survive: Automotive opportunities in AFVs
The phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles with AFV models should be seen as an opportunity for manufacturers
The UK’s two-year old children will be eligible to drive in 2035, and their motoring experience will be defined by technological, legislative and behavioral changes that are taking place today.
By the time they learn how to drive, battery (BEV) and other alternatively fueled electric vehicles will dominate the nation’s roads and for a certain urban demographic, the notion of vehicle ownership will probably lose ground to those seeking mobility as a service (MaaS) solutions.
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Petrol and diesel vehicles will not disappear overnight but from 2035 manufacturers will not be able to sell new petrol and diesel cars, vans, or so-called hybrid vehicles.
The government’s decision to phase out these vehicles was announced in 2018 with a deadline of 2040 that was brought forward at the launch COP26 on February 4, 2020. Transport secretary Grant Shapps later hinted that the timeline could shift again to 2032.
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