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France to Ban Petrol and Diesel Vehicles by 2040

posted by Fnord666 on Friday July 07 2017, @06:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-have-methane dept.

takyon writes:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40518293

France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a "revolution".

Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal.

He said France planned to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Hybrid cars make up about 3.5% of the French market, with pure electric vehicles accounting for just 1.2%.

It is not yet clear what will happen to existing fossil fuel vehicles still in use in 2040.

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday July 08 2017, @01:06AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday July 08 2017, @01:06AM (#536344) Homepage

    There is another point to the electric car vs. gas car debate:

    Gas cars, generally speaking, still offer cheap models which offer mechanical control to the driver rather than a bunch of abstracted poorly-tested electronic bullshit coded by Indians and proofread by half-aware Americans.

    This is why I drive base-model stick-shift cars. Cheap, manual, I'm in control. Power goes out, and my brakes magically die, I can still controllably engine-brake and have a bit of help from the E-brake.

    Clutch job: $300-$1000 depending on who you know and where you go.

    Surviving near death on the road only to hit the road again daily: Priceless.

  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday July 08 2017, @04:56AM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday July 08 2017, @04:56AM (#536427)

    rather than a bunch of abstracted poorly-tested electronic bullshit coded by Indians and proofread by half-aware Americans.

    If you're really worried about that, don't buy an American car.