France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

[DonViejo]

Source: The Guardian




Move by Emmanuel Macron’s government comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019

Angelique Chrisafis and Adam Vaughan
Thursday 6 July 2017 09.20 EDT Last modified on Thursday 6 July 2017 13.52 EDT

France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced.

The announcement comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019 onwards, a decision hailed as the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine’s dominance of motor transport after more than a century.

Nicolas Hulot, the country’s new ecology minister, said: “We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.” Hulot added that the move was a “veritable revolution”.

Nicolas Hulot, the country’s new ecology minister, said: “We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.” Hulot added that the move was a “veritable revolution”. He said it would be a “tough” objective for carmakers but France’s industry was well equipped to make the switch. “Our [car]makers have enough ideas in the drawer to nurture and bring about this promise ... which is also a public health issue.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/06/france-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2040-emmanuel-macron-volvo

[dembotoz]

1. new and or used? i tend to buy old beaters and in both could be a problem...if i lived in france

but here in the us, under trump perhaps the edsel will come back

[bucolic_frolic]

2. They keep telling me it ain't gonna happen

but they sure are trying to make it happen. 100% is an ambitious goal,
but even 60% is going to change the petroleum-based economy.