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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday May 07 2019, @11:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the full-of-electric-eels dept.

Amsterdam's head of transport has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars in the city by 2030.

The clean air action plan aims to make the Dutch capital a "world leader in emission-free transport".

Transport chief Sharon Dijksma said residents "live a year less on average due to dirty air" and that the plan should "prolong the health of the average Amsterdammer by three months."

But the plan has already incited strong reactions in the Netherlands with one motoring organisation branding it "bizarre" and wondering how normal people would afford electric cars.

The plan, which would be applied 20 years before the Paris Agreement aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions, would require up to 23,000 electric charging points by 2025. The city currently has 3,000.


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  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday May 07 2019, @03:02PM (7 children)

    by isostatic (365) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @03:02PM (#840201) Journal

    How does liability insurance for car renters who don't own a car work?

    How wouldn't it work? You hire the car, and you're insured. Job done.

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  • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday May 07 2019, @03:43PM (6 children)

    by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @03:43PM (#840217) Journal

    How wouldn't it work? You hire the car, and you're insured. Job done.

    Unless the rental company adds a surcharge for those without valid insurance on another vehicle, on grounds that those without a personal vehicle are likely to be less experienced at driving.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:01PM (5 children)

      by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:01PM (#840269)

      That ... is just not the way it works. Have you ever rented a car ?

      Anyone over the minimum age (25, usually) is offered the same coverage options.

      • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:30PM (4 children)

        by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:30PM (#840279) Journal

        You guessed correctly that I have never rented a car. Nor have I owned one. I'm going based on what I have heard from others.

        minimum age (25, usually)

        Which leaves what for people between graduation and the 25th birthday?

        • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:42PM

          by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:42PM (#840287)

          A few rare companies renting starting at 21, usually with a supplemental cost.
          Beyond that, family, friends, public transport ... we all survived it, even before Uber/Lyft, even if it can occasionally really suck.

          I blame all the moronic boys (mostly them) who can't be convinced to be responsible behind the wheel under 25, making the stats and my insurance premiums what they are/were.

        • (Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:44PM (1 child)

          by Dr Spin (5239) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:44PM (#840289)

          Which leaves what for people between graduation and the 25th birthday?
          Partying.

          How old are you?

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          • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Wednesday May 08 2019, @04:59PM

            by Pino P (4721) on Wednesday May 08 2019, @04:59PM (#840879) Journal

            I am over 25. I am asking on behalf of relatives who are 18 to 24.

        • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:37PM

          by isostatic (365) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:37PM (#840484) Journal

          Which leaves what for people between graduation and the 25th birthday?

          Paying more