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.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by jmorris on Friday July 07 2017, @09:42PM (1 child)
France is home to a dying people, we should let them pass.
We will then see what policy the new inhabitants adopt.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday July 08 2017, @12:57AM
It'll be like The Flintstones, except with more beheadings and bombings. There's no point in discussing the future of cars when their future of cars are a couple logs couple to feet-driven stone wheels.