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

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: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday July 08 2017, @04:54AM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday July 08 2017, @04:54AM (#536426)

    I think it's safe to assume that their foreign subsidiaries/partners aren't going to be subject to this French law.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday July 08 2017, @05:01AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 08 2017, @05:01AM (#536430) Journal

    I think is safe to assume that even the plants in France will be allowed to continue producing Diesel cars as long as they are meant for export.

    Besides, I don't think we are going to see a tank or any military vehicle in eV style - unless electricity storage will evolve quite a lot.

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