Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think
- The legislation is expected to pass by the end of 2018.
- The move is inspired partly by Israel’s recent discovery of several large deposits of natural gas.
- It’s one of the latest developments in Israel’s broader plan to wean itself off other more destructive fossil fuels.
Israel plans to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars in 2030, and to replace them with cars powered by electricity or compressed natural gas. The Israeli government is expected to pass the measure, which is part of a broader plan to move the country away from diesel, gasoline and coal, by the end of 2018.
“We are already encouraging by funding charging stations, more than 2,000 new charging stations around the country,” Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said told Reuters.
The measure was announced one day after the United…
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