After California and Bavaria, among others, another sensitive part of the world could be hit by a carbon neutrality plan. As part of that , diesel cars would be divested in Japan by the mid-2030s, and the goal is zero carbon emissions by 2050, Reuters quoted NHK as saying by Japan's public service media on Thursday.
Japan’s Prime Minister Suga Josihide first announced his environmental visions in October, the second G7 country to set a deadline to ban traditional cars in two weeks. The Japanese Ministry of Industry will work out plans to do so by the end of the year, government spokeswoman Kató Kacunabu announced at a news conference on Thursday.
It is hoped from government intervention that the technological competition between manufacturers in the production of electric and hybrid vehicles will encourage motorists to replace their petrol and diesel cars. In response, major automakers, including Toyota, have already begun to use their electric vehicle technology, using greater R&D resources.
Ashvani Gupta, chief operating officer of Nissan, told the news agency last month that it was willing to move to Britain’s decision to speed up the withdrawal of new petrol and diesel cars and trucks by five years, leading to 2030, or ten years from now. can take place.
In Japan, too, the Ministry of Industry is considering making it mandatory for only electric cars to leave the production line in the future, and may finalize its intentions before the end of the year. In any case, most Japanese automakers are quietly waiting for further developments, and Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have not responded to Reuters' inquiries either.
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