Europeans take climate change more seriously than the US. Even by German standards, this is a very ambitious plan as it bans all diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles and only allows zero-emission ones. This was a bipartisan effort and the Bundestag passed a non-binding resolution encouraging the EU to do the same.
Since we're living in the future, this is expected, as most cars will be green and driver-less (Nikola Motor is working on its 1,200-mile range driverless truck). Kinda stings for car makers and those who drive for a living! I SEE YOU LYFT!
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http://gizmodo.com/german-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-the-internal-combustion-en-1787574000
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/05/nikola-motor-presents-electric-truck.html
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