EU Reaffirms 2035 ICE Phaseout Plan
Despite advocacy from European automakers, the European Commission has decided to stick with a plan to phase out combustion engines by 2035.
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No Special Treatment When It Comes To ICE Ban, Ethiopia Tells Diplomats — They Can…
Diplomats get a lot of special privileges all over the world, which must be nice, but there are no special privileges when it comes to allowing imports of new ICE vehicles in Ethiopia, it seems. When Ethiopia implemented an immediate ban on new internal combustion engine vehicle imports earlier this … [continued]
Oslo Booting Cars From City Center — #NewsQuickie
Oslo is moving to boot cars altogether — well, restrict car use within certain areas of the city.
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?
