France commits to ban on fossil-fuel power by 2040
Transport minister says the state will assist car manufacturers switch to electricity, hydrogen and possibly biogas
11 June 2019 - 17:25
Paris — The French government’s new law on mobility will uphold a planned ban on fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040, transport minister Élizabeth Borne said on Tuesday.
Former environment minister Nicolas Hulot said in July 2017 — at the start of President Emmanuel Macron’s term — that France aimed to end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 in a bid to become carbon neutral by 2050...
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