Paris Has Banned All Combustion-Engined Cars From 2030
Paris has demonstrated just what a good environmental egg it is, by banning ‘all combustion-engined vehicles’ by 2030 – 10 years before all of France implements the same.
Many Parisians rely on public transport alone; a pattern repeated in most of the world’s big cities. The city authorities have been making anti-diesel noises for a while, and this latest move is all part of its drive to get diesel off the streets altogether. Unlike the 2040 bans we’ve already seen, which only affect new car sales, this one bans new and old cars from the city limits.
Arguments from the industry may come in the shape of the latest selective catalytic reduction technologies, diesel particulate filters and more, but the dieselgate damage is done. Manufacturers might as well talk to a wall.
Nowhere has it yet been reported whether the Paris ban specifically includes hybrids, or whether it mirrors the bans in place for 2040 across France and the UK, where hybrids will be allowed. It simply mentions ‘combustion-engined cars’, which technically should include hybrids. Bye-bye, Parisian Prius?
The data we have so far hasn’t suggested that combustion-engined cars can’t be sold at the city’s expensive showrooms. McLaren Paris, for example, might still be able to sell cars, as long as they were shipped out of Paris on an electric transporter. We’re waiting for more details on exactly how the ban will work.
Renault, as the French manufacturer with the most electric car heritage and the most products on the market right now, will probably be quite pleased. Expect the next decade and a bit to be filled with electric car launches; especially, by 2027 or so, of superminis, as cities around the world follow Paris’ lead.
We expect that, with emissions-related pressure mounting on the London mayor and his compatriots in major US cities, plus across Europe, more of these announcements will follow. The electric future that seemed so far away pre-dieselgate now seems almost within touching distance. Governments had better step up and start installing more charging points, then. Pronto.
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Another good day to not be living in France
Whole of UK: “We’re going to ban new internal-conbustion powered cars by 2040”
Paris: “Hold our beers.”
*baguettes
UK: “Now hold ours”
Oxford bans all fuel powered cars by 2020. Great!
Huh interesting, doubt it tbh but we’ll see.
Yeah this is fake news. The mayor of france made a post about it on twitter.
Why am I not surprised?
13 years left before all we hear is nothing
This is what normies want.
I feel like I should send this to the guys who put this on place:
Oh hey I have the same picture
As long as gas cars dont become illegal everywhere
Tbh, I don’t mind banning ICE cars from cities
E.g. you can ban ICE cars from London to reduce pollution, however, why would you want to ban them from motorways, where they may be as eco friendly as electric cars, and not have as much effect on air quality as in cities.
I work in a glass tower in central Vienna. From the 10th floor I have a pretty good visibility over the skyline. I can see a Mountain in the distance, I can see some windmills, etc.
When you keep the traffic in mind than I’m pretty surprised that the sky is so clean.
There aren’t any big factorys in Vienna, so there might be a connection. On the other hand my city hasn’t a lot of old cars. What I’m trying to say is that it’s not only because of ICE that a city is air polluted.
Cool more gas for the rest of us
More gas for track day bro! Xd
Luckily only the selling of combustion engined cars will be banned over here