Oslo Booting Cars From City Center — #NewsQuickie
Oslo is moving to boot cars altogether — well, restrict car use within certain areas of the city.
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Jaguar Land Rover Poised To Cut 5,000 Jobs
Jaguar Land Rover sales have fallen off a cliff, largely because many of its vehicles are powered by diesel engines. It is struggling to convert to electric cars but will it have enough money to do so? Meanwhile, it expects to layoff 5,000 employees next year.
More German Cities Ban Older Diesels, & BMW Tells America: “No Diesels For You!”
Up to 1.3 million older diesel cars in Germany could be barred from driving in 43 cities and towns if recent court orders are enforced.
Shell CEO Calls For UK To Ban Gas/Diesel Car Sales Sooner
The CEO of Royal Dutch Shell has joined the call to move the date of the UK;’s ban on internal combustion engines forward, which would give his company a clearer idea about how to plan for the future.
Germany’s New Transport Minister Opposes Diesel Car Bans & Forced Retrofits … But Claims To…
The new transport minister in Germany has been quoted as saying that he opposes the banning of diesel cars and opposes forcing auto manufacturers to retrofit old diesel cars so that they meet current emissions standards, but also that he is not a “buddy” of the auto manufacturers.
Singapore Will Permit No Personal Vehicle Growth Beginning In 2018
Singapore will allow zero increase in the number of private cars on its roads beginning in 2018.
2040 & 2050 Pollution Car Bans Not So Bold
Several countries have now announced or considered plans to ban gas- and diesel-powered cars by a certain year. These eventual bans are certainly welcome and helpful from a messaging and persuasion standpoint, but if you look at the expected exponential growth curve of electric car adoption, banning polluting cars in 2040 or 2050 doesn’t actually look like a very bold move. More or less, it looks like that will happen anyway from simple market forces.
7 Countries That May Ban Gas & Diesel Cars
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Nicolas Hulot, France’s new ecology minister, said last month, adding that the move was a “veritable revolution.” It looks like England may follow suit. Jesse Norman, from England’s Department for Transport has announced, “a manifesto commitment for almost all cars and vans on our roads to be zero emission by 2050. We believe this would necessitate all new cars and vans being zero emission vehicles by 2040.” How many countries are actually moving in the direction of eventual gas and diesel car bans?
No New Internal Combustion Engines In France After 2040
Nicholas Hulot, the new environmental minister for France, has announced a 5-year plan that will lead to that country becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The plan is part of France’s commitment to the Paris climate accords. One feature of the proposal would prohibit the sale of all cars with internal combustion engines by the year 2040.
Barcelona To Begin Banning Old Cars In 2019, Munich Ordered To Develop Diesel Ban Plans
In response to worsening air pollution problems in many of Europe’s largest cities, Barcelona (Spain) and Munich (Germany) have been moved to action. In Barcelona’s case, voluntarily, and in Munich’s case, as the result of a court order.
