The Mayor of London has called on city leaders in both England and Wales to join him in his efforts to lobby the government to prohibit the sale of new pure diesel and petrol cars by 2030.

French car manufacturing colossus PSA Group which was formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroen before rebranding last year, has vowed it will support Opel's plans to produce electric cars but only if it proves 'profitable'.

The UK government has announced that it will prohibit the sale of new diesel and petrol vehicles in the UK from 2040. Michael Gove, the government's Environment Secretary confirmed that its part of an overall strategy to see these vehicles completely phased out by 2050.