Petrol-powered motorbikes to be banned in UK by 2030
Motorbikes with petrol engines will be phased out in the UK by 2030, the government has announced.
Speaking in the House of Commons, transport minister Rachel Maclean said: "We want to make sure that the UK is a leader in the transition to electric vehicles."
The ban on new petrol engines will be enforced from 2030, with hybrids allowed until 2035.
The government aims to have all new cars sold in the UK to be electric by 2030, and to make the UK a "world leader in the transition to electric vehicles".
Key points:
- Petrol-powered motorbikes to be banned in UK by 2030
- Hybrids allowed until 2035
- Government aims to have all new cars sold in the UK to be electric by 2030
"We want to make sure that the UK is a leader in the transition to electric vehicles."
— Transport minister Rachel Maclean
Resumen: El gobierno del Reino Unido ha anunciado que motorbikes con motores de combustión interna serán prohibidos a partir de 2030.
Author's summary: The UK government has announced that petrol-powered motorbikes will be banned by 2030, as part of the country's transition to electric vehicles.
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