2030 - No new ICE cars to be sold

We have a USA president elect who has committed to the issues (in principal)  but not in a position to act.

As of the present I believe that only one state (California) has said that ice vehicles sales will be phased out in that state

Cuba is an interesting example. A country with one of the best healthcare systems in the world is ‘first world’ in my reckoning. They have by necessity become extremely resourceful which is more sustainable than upgrading one year and chucking it in landfill the next. Maybe a strand of green policy we could embrace a bit more?

Whatever California does will make little difference unless the majority of the 49 other states make provision.

Isn't the main vehicle manufacturer in California Tesla 

I’ll be interested to see how the millions of motorists who rely on inadequate on-street parking will cope charging their electric vehicles? Currently there is no joined up thinking on this. Exeter, for example, have an impasse between Government and Council. The former have made money available for installing street charging points, but not taken up by the latter because of the future burden of maintenance for which no provision is made. There are some seemingly minor issues which will be a headache to resolve. Exeter example again.... my daughter has a hybrid car and wants to run a cable from her house across the pavement to charge her car parked on the road. She purchased a heavy duty reflective mat to cover the cable and traffic cones to warn pedestrians.  She then asked the Council to approve that as not constituting a trip hazard, obviously not wishing for an ambulance chaser to take advantage of the situation. The Council were not prepared to offer any advice whatsoever. It’s a problem every off-street parker will face unless charging points are installed every few meters on roadside street furniture, on every street. Just one of a zillion issues to be resolved. 

Making electric cars is the easy bit. Getting the range acceptable is the next. Then comes the more difficult bit of getting the price affordable for the majority of the population. The hard / impossible bits, and there are probably thousands of these bits, is getting all the necessary infrastructure sorted out within the next 10 years. I guess that the government is saying no sales of new ICE cars after 2030 because they know full well that it will be many, many years after that that the country is even getting vaguely close to being ready to go all electric. By this time totally new fuel technology will have come along, probably hydrogen based. It's all world beating pie in the sky really.

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With regards to the Club's thoughts on these plans, while supportive of practical measures to improve the environment and address climate change, the Club is keen to see that the full consequences of this decision are recognised and appropriately addressed, particularly in terms of the leisure vehicle sector. The Club is well engaged with government and industry on these matters, in order to highlight the priorities and needs of our sector, notably the provision of cars with adequate towing capability, the addressing of the challenges regarding the motorhome sector, and the improvement of the rural electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Where opportunities to press industry or Government on this topics arise, we certainly do so, while also ensuring that Club members are informed of technology developments through regular advice communications and tests of hybrid and electric vehicles. The Club’s latest major site development at Cayton Village also incorporates dedicated electric vehicle charging points on some pitches and in the communal parking area, acting as a testbed for what may become a standard feature of site facilities in years to come.