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France moving to all electric cars by 2040

French environment minister Nicolas Hulot

French environment minister Nicolas Hulot Source: AAP

France has announced an ambitious plan to ban all petrol and diesel cars by 2040


It comes as Sweden's Volvo pledges to go all-electric and become the first major car-maker to phase out production of petrol-only cars from 2019.

 

Analysts say more consumers are demanding low-emissions vehicles but it will not mean the end of combustion engines -- for now.


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