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: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday July 08 2017, @01:06AM (1 child)
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.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday July 08 2017, @04:56AM
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.