{"id":7125,"date":"2017-09-28T06:59:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T04:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7125"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:11","slug":"britain-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-car-sales-from-2040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/09\/britain-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-car-sales-from-2040\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Ban on Petrol and Diesel Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Undeniably, air pollution has been a problem\u00a0in every country around the world. No wonder a lot of car companies are heading for electric and hybrid cars in the future. Just recently, the UK has announced its plans to fight air pollution by banning petrol and diesel cars\u00a0starting 2040.<\/p>\n<p>Is it a good idea or will it be a little too late by then?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s read the article below and let us know your opinion about the subject.<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"UK Ban on Petrol and Diesel Cars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-07-26\/uk-to-ban-sales-of-petrol-diesel-fuelled-cars-from-2040-reports\/8744076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-07-26\/uk-to-ban-sales-of-petrol-diesel-fuelled-cars-from-2040-reports\/8744076<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s talk:<\/h3>\n<p>1. What do you think about Britain&#8217;s plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040?<br \/>\n2. Would you support such a ban in your country? Why? Why not?<br \/>\n3. How long do you think it will be before all cars on the road are electric? Why?<br \/>\n4. Do you believe that electric cars will be cheaper to maintain than ICE cars by 2025-2029? Why? Why not?<br \/>\n5. What do you think governments\u00a0should do to encourage people to buy electric cars?<br \/>\n6. Why do you think some people are still skeptical about electric cars?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate Undeniably, air pollution has been a problem\u00a0in every country around the world. No wonder a lot of car companies are heading for electric and hybrid cars in the future. Just recently, the UK has announced its plans to fight air pollution by banning petrol and diesel cars\u00a0starting 2040. 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