Tesla car recharges at a charging station Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Chuck Burton
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. Maheswaran Prabaharan has the story in Tamil, written by Rashina Yosufzai for SBS News.
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. Maheswaran Prabaharan has the story in Tamil, written by Rashina Yosufzai for SBS News.
