Japan’s proposed gasoline car ban will be disastrous for Australia

In pursuit of emissions targets, governments around the world are outright banning gasoline vehicles so that drivers have no option but to choose electrified vehicles. One of the latest that might join the ever-growing list of countries taking this authoritarian (yet humanitarian) action is Japan. Over the past 24 hours, reports have surfaced that suggest the Asian nation will ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles by the mid-2030s, Reuters reports. According to reports, public broadcaster NHK broke the news yesterday, which follow as part of prime minister Yoshidie Suga’s plans for Japan to reach net zero emissions by 2050.…

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