Japan intends to phase out petrol cars
The Japanese government is preparing to announce concrete steps to stop the sale of traditional cars that run on gasoline or diesel (diesel) as part of its efforts to make Japan carbon-free by 2050.
Japanese radio NHK indicated today, Thursday, that the government aims to be all cars that will be Sell them in the Japanese market by the mid-1930s as either hybrid or electric.
The Bloomberg News Agency indicated that the Japanese government aims to reach the share of electric cars to 100% of total car sales in Japan within about 15 years, which means that cars powered by petrol engines will exit the new car market.
It is noteworthy that the share of electric and hybrid cars from the new car market in Japan is currently about 29% of the total new cars sold, and about 5.2 million cars annually.
Despite the success of the Japanese company Toyota Motor Corporation in spreading hybrid cars through its successful Prius, and although Japanese companies are among the largest producers of hybrid cars in the world, the popularity of electric and hybrid cars has declined in Japan in recent years.
And sales of electric and hybrid cars in Japan decreased last year compared to the previous year.
"If this decision is actually taken at the level of Japan and implemented, it will create new energy demand and be good news for utility companies," said Diane Luo, energy and renewable energy analyst at Fitch Solutions, while the shift is not expected to lead to An increase in electricity consumption in Japan by the mid-thirties of the current century due to the decline in real GDP growth rates and the high percentage of elderly people among Japan's population.
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