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Britain bans gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2040



      Britain will ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2040 as part of a bid to clean up the country’s air. The decision to phase out the internal combustion engine heralds a new era of low-emission technologies with major implications for the auto industry, society and the environment. “We can’t carry on with diesel and petrol cars”, U.K. environment secretary Michael Gove told the BBC on Wednesday. “There is no alternative to embracing new technology”. Almost 2.7 million new cars were registered in the U.K. in 2016, making it the second biggest market in Europe after Germany.
      Meeting the 2040 deadline will be a heavy lift. British demand for electric and fuel cell cars, as well as plug-in hybrids, grew 40% in 2015, but they only accounted for less than 3% of the market. Still, experts say sales of clean cars are likely to continue on their dramatic upward trajectory.
      The car industry says that demand for electric vehicles will only reach a tipping point once they're cheaper to own than conventional vehicles.
      The deadline was announced by the government on Wednesday as part of a plan to reduce air pollution. The blueprint highlighted roughly £1.4 billion in government investment designed to help ensure that every vehicle on the road in Britain produces zero emissions by 2050.
     Gove said action was needed because gasoline and diesel engines contribute to health problems, “accelerate climate change, do damage to the planet and the next generation”. Roughly 40,000 deaths in Britain each year are attributable to outdoor air pollution, according to a study published last year by the Royal College of Physicians. Dirty air has been linked to cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, among other health issues.
     The problem is especially pronounced in big cities. London surpassed the European Union’s annual limit for nitrogen dioxide exposure just five days into the new year, according to King’s College. The university estimates that air pollution is responsible for 9,400 premature deaths in the city every year.
     The timeline for ending sales of internal combustion engines mirrors one proposed in early July by France. President Emmanuel Macron has given the auto industry the same deadline to make the switch to cleaner tech.
     “We are quite rightly in a position of global leadership when it comes to shaping new technology”, Gove said. But the auto industry, which supports over 800,000 jobs in the U.K., is wary of hard deadlines.
     Other countries have been even more ambitious than the U.K. India is planning to stop selling gas-powered vehicles by 2030.
      The German car industry and government officials will meet in early August to discuss the future of diesel engine technology. Manufacturers are trying to avoid diesel cars being banned from German towns and cities. 
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A) Errada

The number of cars sold in the UK have turned Great Britain into the most profitable car market in Europe. (O número de carros vendidos no Reino Unido transformou a Grã-Bretanha no mercado de automóveis mais lucrativo da Europa. )

Texto: Almost 2.7 million new cars were registered in the U.K. in 2016, making it the second biggest market in Europe after Germany. (Quase 2,7 milhões de carros novos foram registrados no Reino Unido em 2016, tornando-se o segundo maior mercado da Europa depois da Alemanha)

B) Errada

German manufacturers of cars are interested in banning diesel vehicles form German towns and cities, despite financial concerns. (Os fabricantes alemães de automóveis estão interessados em proibir os veículos a diesel nas cidades e vilas alemãs, apesar das preocupações financeiras)

Texto: Manufacturers are trying to avoid diesel cars being banned from German towns and cities. (Os fabricantes estão tentando evitar que os carros a diesel sejam banidos das cidades e vilas alemãs.)

C) Correta (gabarito)

British government is willing to spend over 1,4 billion pounds in order to have only clean energy cars by 2050. (O governo britânico está disposto a gastar mais de 1,4 bilhão de libras para ter apenas carros de energia limpa até 2050.)

Texto: The blueprint highlighted roughly £1.4 billion in government investment designed to help ensure that every vehicle on the road in Britain produces zero emissions by 2050. (O projeto destacou cerca de £ 1,4 bilhão em investimentos governamentais projetados para ajudar a garantir que todos os veículos nas estradas na Grã-Bretanha produzam zero emissões até 2050.)

D) Errada

France has set the year 2030 as its deadline to stop selling petrol and diesel cars. (A França estabeleceu o ano de 2030 como prazo para parar de vender carros a gasolina e diesel.)

Texto: Other countries have been even more ambitious than the U.K. India is planning to stop selling gas-powered vehicles by 2030. (Outros países foram ainda mais ambiciosos do que o Reino Unido, a Índia planeja parar de vender veículos movidos a gasolina até 2030.)

E) Errada

British government expects to reach zero emissions over twenty years after the 2040 deadline. (O governo britânico espera atingir zero emissões em vinte anos após o prazo de 2040.)

Texto: conforme exposado na letra C.

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