Dec 3, 2020 - 01:04 pm Japan considers banning combustion engines
The Japanese government has plans to ban the sale of cars powered exclusively by combustion engines. According to two media reports, the government could present details of the program later this month.
Weiterlesen Nov 18, 2020 - 12:08 pm UK bans sale of pure combustion engines from 2030
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made it official: the government will bring forward the ban on the sale of cars with combustion engines by five years to 2030. This measure is part of a new ten-point plan for a “green industrial revolution”.
Weiterlesen Nov 12, 2020 - 07:41 pm Greenpeace asks Boris Johnson to quit playing around
Greenpeace activists showed that protest is possible even in times of social distancing with an unusual move in London. They steered two remote-controlled electric toy cars to the seat of government at 10 Downing Street to deliver their message.
Weiterlesen Nov 6, 2020 - 05:25 pm Major UK fleet operators renew call for ICE ban by 2030
The UK’s four biggest fleet operators, BT and Openreach, Centrica, DPD UK and Royal Mail, today called on the British Government to commit to 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030. The demand comes trough the UK Electric Fleets Coalition, run by The Climate Group.
Weiterlesen Oct 30, 2020 - 10:47 pm China aims to rid its roads of pure ICEs by 2035
The Chinese government has released the ‘Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0’ or ‘Technical Roadmap 2.0’ for short. The plan outlines the concrete goals of transforming Chinese automotive industries into a wholly electric industry by 2035 when pure combustion engines will no longer be permitted.
Weiterlesen Oct 12, 2020 - 01:52 pm New York state considers combustion vehicle ban in 2035
The US state of New York is considering joining California by launching their own phase-out of gas-fueled vehicles by 2035. This is what state senator Pete Harckham hopes to achieve with legislation S.9008 to amend the state Environmental Conservation Law.
Weiterlesen Sep 21, 2020 - 06:53 pm Belgium aims for all-electric company cars by 2026
The emerging Vivaldi coalition in Belgium is planning a ban on new company cars with combustion engines from 2026. The seven parties are still in negotiations to form the government. But should they succeed, this would be a big step.
Weiterlesen Sep 21, 2020 - 02:55 pm UK looks set to ban combustion car sales by 2030
Three years ago, the British government introduced a ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2040. The British government now has concrete plans to bring this deadline forward by ten years to 2030.
Weiterlesen Jul 31, 2020 - 12:16 pm British Columbia to go fully electric by 2040
The government of British Columbia, Canada, announced new regulations to ensure that all new vehicles sold in the province will have to be fully-electric by 2040. The regulation will be phased in starting in 2025.
Weiterlesen Feb 4, 2020 - 11:35 am UK to bring ICE ban forward by 5 years to 2035
The new British government wants to bring forward to 2035 the ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines initially planned for 2040. Besides, the prohibition of new registrations will then also apply to hybrid vehicles.
Weiterlesen Jan 20, 2020 - 09:28 pm Austrian government sets out plan for cleaner transport
Austria aims to decarbonise its transport sector. The coalition of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens want public authorities to exclusively purchase zero-emission vehicles as early as 2022 and otherwise focus on subsidies for the electrification of official fleets, taxis, rental cars, car-sharing, public transport as well as private cars.
Weiterlesen Oct 31, 2019 - 04:19 pm Bristol proposes diesel-ban in city centre by 2021
The Bristol City Council has proposed a ban for all diesel vehicles from their city centre, as well as a new congestion charge zone for older commercial vehicles by 2021. This would make the city the first in the UK with an outright ban on diesel.
Weiterlesen Oct 28, 2019 - 02:19 pm The city of Brussels to ban petrol and diesel 2035
The Brussels regional government in Belgium is banning diesel vehicles from 2030 and petrol vehicles from 2035. Meanwhile, the Flemish Region of Belgium has announced that it will discontinue its subsidy programme for electric vehicles from January 2020.
Weiterlesen Oct 25, 2019 - 12:35 pm US Senate proposal to add scrapping subsidies
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate faction, has presented a $454BN ten-year plan to get combustion vehicles off the country’s roads and to aid the US manufacture and sale of electric vehicles.
Weiterlesen Jun 18, 2019 - 03:19 pm Ireland opts for 2030 combustion ban
Ireland is also aiming to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030. This is one of 180 measures in the Irish government’s published the Climate Action Plan, which covers all relevant sectors.
Weiterlesen May 5, 2019 - 03:28 pm Amsterdam to ban all non-electric vehicles by 2030
The city of Amsterdam aims to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles from town by 2030 in its new Clean Air Action Plan. The city council will debate the proposal at the end of this month, followed by a six-week deadline for public comments.
Weiterlesen May 3, 2019 - 04:37 pm UK to move electric vehicle target forward to 2030?
The Committee on Climate Change that advises the British government is looking into the sales ban of petrol and diesel powered cars. The planned 2040 target must move forward, say the advisers and suggest 2035 if not 2030 as they assume ICEs and BEVs to reach price parity by mid-2020ies.
Weiterlesen Dec 13, 2018 - 06:12 pm Finnish Task Force calls for fuel tax + EV incentives
The Finnish Ministry of Transport had asked a Task Force to analyse how the country may reach its goal to eliminate CO2 emissions in the transport sector by 2045. Their final report is out and proposes a range of measures that alternate between the carrot and the stick.
Weiterlesen Dec 4, 2018 - 08:36 pm Volkswagen to stop building on fossil fuel engines from 2026
Volkswagen has strengthened their new stand for e-mobility when their chief strategist for the VW brand, Michael Jost, announced the end of all combustion engines for the carmaker. The ICE, no matter if petrol or diesel, will not be developed any longer after 2026.
Weiterlesen Nov 30, 2018 - 04:32 pm Netherlands develop new electric vehicle incentives
Starting in 2030, only emissions free vehicles will be allowed to be newly registered in the Netherlands. A group of experts has now come forward with a plan to reach this target – for which they have reportedly found government approval on all points.
Weiterlesen Nov 21, 2018 - 03:48 pm BC to phase out sales of non-electric cars by 2040
British Columbia joins the growing circle of regions that stop sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles. Canada’s westernmost province will do so from 2040 and intends to install electric vehicle sales quotas prior to that date, starting by 2025.
Weiterlesen Oct 10, 2018 - 08:52 pm Israel zeroing in on electric transport
The Israeli Minister for Energy, Yuval Steinitz, has outlines his plan to phase-out all fossil-fuel powered vehicles by 2030. He had hinted as much previously but now included commercial vehicles in his masterplan.
Weiterlesen Oct 10, 2018 - 04:10 pm Denmark aiming for decarbonisation of transport
The Danish government presented a new climate action plan with 38 measures, among them the previously leaked ban on the sales of all ICEs by 2030 and hybrid cars by 2035. In addition, the Danes will electrify their entire taxi and bus fleet by 2030 and are ready to spend millions.
Weiterlesen Jul 9, 2018 - 02:55 pm UK: New Road to Zero Strategy to decarbonise transport
At long last – the British government has specified plans to decarbonise the country. Their Road to Zero Strategy affirms to ban all sales of combustion engine vehicles by 2040 but averts calls that asked to move said target forward. There is a new a mid-term goal however.
Weiterlesen Jun 21, 2018 - 12:18 pm Scotland: Ever more money to switch to electric cars
The Scottish government has increased funding to programmes that bring them closer to their goal to finish all sales of combustion engine vehicles by 2032. Hence the budget for the Low Carbon Transport Loan has risen from £8m to £20m for 2018/19 with new schemes being introduced.
Weiterlesen Mar 26, 2018 - 01:43 pm Sweden’s towns may ban old diesel cars from 2020
The centre-left government in Stockholm has given Sweden’s towns and cities the green light to decide to ban old cars. Local policies may prohibit vehicles below Euro 5 to drive into town from 2020 with all-electric rules being an option too.
Weiterlesen Mar 24, 2018 - 11:53 pm Paris considers free public transport to curb air pollution
Paris may provide free public transport if a motion by Mayor Anne Hildago overcomes the opposition. A feasibility study is to see whether such a measure would motivate more people to take the Métro. Paris transport authority IDFM, rejected the proposal despite other examples from Europe.
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