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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 khallow on Saturday July 08 2017, @10:26PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 08 2017, @10:26PM (#536665) Journal
    As an aside, you wrote:

    Maybe these are small things, but I think the market will speak for itself when the time comes.

    Here, the France government deciding to kill hydrocarbon vehicles in twenty years is not an example of the market speaking. Fortunately, there's more to the market than just France, but it's worth noting that it's kind of empty to talk of the market while governments have put their thumbs on the scale.