Spain Considers Petrol, Diesel Car Sale Ban
The proposed ban, which would include hybrid vehicles, would start in 2040.
Nov 21, 2018
MADRID – This week, the Spanish government announced its intention to prohibit the sale of diesel, gasoline and hybrid cars starting in 2040, Reuters reports. The ban is tucked into a draft proposal for a climate change law that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to present to parliament by the end of 2018.
“Some of the most important necessary changes affect transport,” according to the document. “From 2040, the registration and sale in Spain of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that directly emit carbon dioxide will not be permitted.”
However, there is doubt that the law could be passed, since Sanchez’s Socialist party only holds less than a fourth of parliament seats. The country joins other nations with similar bans. Britain and France have 2040 as the target date for their bans, while Scotland has a 2032 deadline and Denmark has a 2030 deadline.
Under Spain’s current climate change regulations, the country wants to slash greenhouse emissions by 20% or more under 1990 levels by 2030. The European Union has more ambitious aims of lowering emissions by 40% or more by 2030.
