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by gambiting 2330 days ago
Right, I just had to look it up - the old ban didn't include hybrids and plug-in hybrids, the new one does:

"In 2018 the government announced plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 onwards as part of the Road to Zero Strategy, but it said that ultra-low-emissions vehicles – including hybrids and plug-in hybrids – emitting less than 75g/km of CO2 would still be allowed.

However, the new plan will ban the sale of any vehicle that is not zero emissions. Based on current technology, that would allow only electric or hydrogen vehicles to be sold. "[0]

[0] https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/updated-non-zero...