Electric future: Britain to ban new petrol and hybrid cars from 2035

Britain's ban could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. — Reuters

LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to use the announcement to elevate Britain's environmental credentials after he sacked the head of a Glasgow UN Climate Change Conference planned for November known as COP26.