National Grid backs plan for earlier petrol and diesel ban

Network thinks infrastructure and capacity can be in place a decade earlier in 2030 National Grid would support the government bringing forward its 2040 ban on new petrol and diesel cars sales by a decade.The company, which runs the UK's national electricity network and wants to build superfast car charging points at motorway services, told MPs it could cope with the demands of an earlier surge in electric car numbers. Continue reading...