Switch to electric vehicles will not be enough to give us clean air | Letters

Readers respond to Britain's latest clean air plan and the ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040

So, the government is committed to banning all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 (Report, 26 July). Has it considered the wider impacts?

Power stations will face huge peak-time demand when drivers charge vehicles overnight. Can they cope? Will we face increased electricity charges?

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