2019-05-23

Chinese Think Tank Proposes Ban on Conventional Cars

The plan calls for Beijing to make the move first and lead the nation. Even if you throw out all the environmental arguments, assume the batteries and coal-fired electricity are a net negative for the environment versus gasolie powered cars, reducing oil dependency makes sense from a national security and economic perspective.

Caixin: Beijing Should Ban New Conventional Car Sales by 2030, Think Tank Says
The capital could galvanize the rest of China’s megacities by becoming the first to ban the sale of new fossil fuel-run buses, shipping vehicles and taxis in the coming years. It should then ban the sale of new conventionally powered private cars by 2030, the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation said in a report released this week.

The report forecast that gas vehicles’ days are numbered in China, with sales expected to peak around 2025. Hybrid and pure-electric vehicles will gradually take the lead from that point on, with pure-electric models likely to make up 85% of the market by 2050. Banning new gas vehicles would speed up the process while helping to clear the capital’s air, the report said.

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