In the netherlands, we are serious with the banning of gasoline-powered cars

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Frédéric Mercier

Wednesday, 11 October 2017 10:41

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Last year, a group of politicians of the netherlands has made a lot of good publicity by proposing a complete ban on the sale of new vehicles to gasoline or diesel fuel on its territory.

18 months later, the plan seems to be realized in this small european country of 17 million inhabitants. The Dutch government has presented its game plan for the next few years, and it indicates that as early as 2030, all new cars sold in the netherlands will have to be devoid of polluting emissions.

The netherlands followed suit and the not Norway, which has already indicated a wish to implement such a measure on its territory by 2025. In France, the objective is to accomplish the same task by 2040.

Unlike Norway, however, the rate of adoption of electric vehicles remains excessively shy in the netherlands. According to the specialized site Electrek, only 2% of new cars sold in the country are electric.

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Many things may change by 2030, but a growing autonomy of the batteries, better charging infrastructure, and falling prices are factors that could help electric vehicles to convince drivers to abandon gasoline engines.

Other sources of alternative energy such as hydrogen could also facilitate the transition to a world without gasoline engines or diesel.