Window cleaners at work on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Window cleaners at work on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A demonstrator with their face painted in the colours of the Tibetan flag marks Tibetan Women's Uprising Day, which commemorates the 1959 revolt against Chinese rule, in the city of Leh. AFP
A demonstrator with their face painted in the colours of the Tibetan flag marks Tibetan Women's Uprising Day, which commemorates the 1959 revolt against Chinese rule, in the city of Leh. AFP
Palaeontologist Anthony Romilio inspects a boulder stamped with fossilised dinosaur footprints outside a school in the town of Biloela, in central Queensland, Australia. AFP
Palaeontologist Anthony Romilio inspects a boulder stamped with fossilised dinosaur footprints outside a school in the town of Biloela, in central Queensland, Australia. AFP
Hindu devotees celebrate Masaan or Bhasma Holi with ashes from funeral pyres, along the banks of the Ganges at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India. AFP
Hindu devotees celebrate Masaan or Bhasma Holi with ashes from funeral pyres, along the banks of the Ganges at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India. AFP
Volkswagen cars ready for delivery in a glass tower at VW's Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany. Reuters
Volkswagen cars ready for delivery in a glass tower at VW's Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany. Reuters
Surviving trees and new greenery appearing in the ruins of homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, California, following recent rain. AFP
Surviving trees and new greenery appearing in the ruins of homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, California, following recent rain. AFP
Martin Pfister, centre, after being elected as a Swiss government minister by the Federal Assembly in Bern. AFP
Martin Pfister, centre, after being elected as a Swiss government minister by the Federal Assembly in Bern. AFP
Skyscrapers shrouded in fog in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
Skyscrapers shrouded in fog in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
Huang Yulong's giant sculptures stand on the harbourfront by the Hong Kong Observation Wheel. Getty Images
Huang Yulong's giant sculptures stand on the harbourfront by the Hong Kong Observation Wheel. Getty Images
US President Donald Trump and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk stand next to a Tesla car as they address the press outside the White House in Washington. AFP
US President Donald Trump and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk stand next to a Tesla car as they address the press outside the White House in Washington. AFP

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The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE.

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

Updated: March 12, 2025, 12:38 PM`
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