Conventional Cars in Cities Should Be Halved by 2030, EU Says
This article is for subscribers only.
The European Union should halve the use of conventional cars in cities by 2030 to reduce pollution and lessen dependence on oil from a politically unstable Middle East, according to an EU policy paper.
The shift away from the 150-year-old combustion engine in urban transport should be completed by 2050, when all vehicles used in EU cities ought to be powered by low-emission technologies, the European Commission said. This would lower discharges blamed for climate change and smog, ease noise and cut an EU oil-import bill that totaled around 210 billion euros ($295 billion) last year, according to the commission.