Denmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035.
The proposal brings the country to join
international efforts to promote electric-only vehicles to reduce air
pollution and combat climate change.
international efforts to promote electric-only vehicles to reduce air
pollution and combat climate change.
The government has previously come under
fire for increasing tax on electric cars in 2016, sending sales down
from more than three per cent of all new cars to almost zero.
fire for increasing tax on electric cars in 2016, sending sales down
from more than three per cent of all new cars to almost zero.
This was now aimed at following the example being set in an increasing number of countries.
“It is a big ambition that will be hard
to achieve. But that’s exactly why we need to try,” Danish Prime
Minister, Lars Rasmussen, told parliament on Tuesday.
to achieve. But that’s exactly why we need to try,” Danish Prime
Minister, Lars Rasmussen, told parliament on Tuesday.
The plan requires parliamentary approval to become law and will be presented to parliament next week.
Britain and France have both pledged to
ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in move that could hit the
wealth of oil producers and transform a car industry in which global
carmakers are scrambling to adapt to the brave new
world of electric vehicles.
ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in move that could hit the
wealth of oil producers and transform a car industry in which global
carmakers are scrambling to adapt to the brave new
world of electric vehicles.
In Sweden, sales of electric cars make up
more than seven per cent of all new car sales while more than half of
all new cars in Norway are electric or hybrid vehicles.
more than seven per cent of all new car sales while more than half of
all new cars in Norway are electric or hybrid vehicles.
The mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City
and Athens have all said they plan to ban diesel vehicles from city
centres by 2025, while the French government also aims to end the sale
of new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040.
and Athens have all said they plan to ban diesel vehicles from city
centres by 2025, while the French government also aims to end the sale
of new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040.
Denmark, the cradle of wind power, aims to become fossil fuel-free by 2050.
In 2017, Volvo became the first major
traditional automaker to phase out vehicles powered solely by the
internal combustion engine, announcing that all Volvo car models
launched after 2019 would be electric or hybrids.
traditional automaker to phase out vehicles powered solely by the
internal combustion engine, announcing that all Volvo car models
launched after 2019 would be electric or hybrids.
