Electric cars: China to ban petrol and diesel

The world’s biggest car producer is already making the move to electric vehicles

Thick smog driven by car emissions descends on Beijing
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China has announced it will ban the production and sale of petrol and diesel cars, marking a milestone in the fight to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.

While it has not yet settled on a date for the ban to come into effect, industry minister Xin Guobin told Xinhua, China’s official news agency, he had started “relevant research” that “will certainly bring profound changes for our car industry’s development”.

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