The BBC is reporting that the UK government is expected to announce a ban on new petrol or diesel powered cars or vans (light trucks) from 2040 in order to meet pollution standards. The UK is in default of EU mandated air quality in a number of locations, particularly in London.
Ministers are to unveil a £255m fund to help councils introduce steps to deal with pollution from diesel vehicles as part of £3bn spending on air quality.
The government is due to publish a court-mandated clean air strategy on Wednesday.
This is just days before a deadline set by the High Court.
A similar proposal was announced for France by President Macron and on Tuesday BMW announced that the new all-electric Mini will be built in Oxford from 2018, although the motors will come from Germany.