Singapore will shut off Gasolin air even earlier
The Singapore authorities plan to ban the registration of cars and taxis with gasoline and diesel engines by 2025. It is reported by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). As the Bloomberg publication clarifies, the country's government initially planned to introduce this ban in 2030. However, the timing has now been revised.
The reason for this decision is the desire to reduce harmful emissions into the surrounding country and stimulate the popularity of electric cars. At the moment, in Singapore 2.9% of passenger cars run on diesel fuel, and the share of such taxis reaches 41.5%.
Also, most trucks in the city-state are equipped with diesel engines. However, this government ban will not apply to heavy goods vehicles.
The local authorities plan to equip about 60,000 charging stations for electric vehicles in Singapore. Two thirds of them will be installed in public parking lots, while the rest will be available in private parking lots. Also in the future, chargers will begin to be massively installed in the private sector.
All these processes will be controlled by a new department. Its main goal will be a complete transition to electric transport by 2040. Other measures to reduce harmful emissions into the environment include switching to solar panels, planting 1 million new trees, and expanding rail networks and cycle paths.
Earlier it became known that the Japanese authorities may by 2035 ban the sale of cars on internal combustion engines in the country. It is expected that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the country will develop a plan by the end of the year, according to which the authorities will prohibit the sale of new cars with gasoline engines. This decision, if it does follow, stems from Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugi's October pledge to achieve "zero emissions" by 2050.
In return, the British will receive money from the government to move away from private cars and motorcycles in favor of more sustainable transport. The authorities have developed such conditions for the most densely populated areas of the country, where the largest emissions from cars are recorded. There, car owners will be given up to 3 thousand pounds (about 311 thousand rubles) so-called "loans", which can be spent on "green" transport - bicycles, electric scooters, etc.
A source: Autonews.ru