After Norway, Quebec Province Of Canada Becomes Second To Ban ICE And Push For Electric Cars

After Norway, other European countries including Denmark, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Ireland have planned to do so by 2030.

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New Delhi: Quebec province of Canada has become the latest in the growing list of countries and regions to announce the end-date for the sale of internal combustion engines. According to the province, sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles will be banned by 2035, following Norway, which plans to ban the vehicles by 2025, and France by 2040. Norway to be the first country As the Nordic country plans to end the sale of diesel and petrol engine vehicles by 2025, Norway will become the first country to do so, also the country in the European Union to witness the highest sales of electric cars. By 2025, a city like Oslo should have the requisite infrastructure to welcome a brand new 100% electric fleet on its roads. Moreover, the Norwegian government is offering citizens various incentives to help switch to and maintain electric vehicles. After Norway, other European countries including Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Ireland have planned to do so by 2030. Meanwhile, in 2035, California will become the first state of the United States to put an end of fossil fuel propelled cars, France will be following the club by 2040. It is also worth mentioning, that the ban will end the sale of new internal combustion vehicles will not ban them from the roads. However, for an exception, Paris will ban diesel cars from roads by 2024, followed by petrol cars by 2030. While Rome, Brussels, and Athens will ban diesel-powered vehicles by 2025. India also in the row While the European countries have bigger plans for banning the ICE vehicles starting from 2025, India on the other hand has announced to discontinue sales of ICE three-wheelers and other commercial vehicles by 2023 followed by a ban on ICE two-wheelers by 2025. These timelines, are not official as of now and have been proposed by the government to set the tone right for EVs in India. Even though the moves sound political, but the decisions are made to cut down the greenhouse gas emissions and lower carbon foot printing.