2040年法国将禁售汽油柴油车

France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel¹ fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a "revolution".

 

法国将于2040年之前禁止任何汽油或柴油汽车的销售，此举被环境部长称为一次“革命”。

 

Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal. 

 

He said France planned to become carbon neutral by 2050. 

 

Hybrid² cars make up about 3.5% of the French market, with pure electric vehicles accounting³ for just 1.2%. 

 

It is not yet clear what will happen to existing fossil fuel vehicles still in use in 2040. 

 

Mr Hulot, a veteran environmental campaigner, was appointed by new French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron has openly criticised US environmental policy, urging Donald Trump⁴ to "make our planet great again".

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