France plans to ban new models of petrol and diesel cars ‘by 2040', but not continuing production of existing models. The increased weight of the electric motors and batteries will add 500 kg to the average vehicle. Having to shift all that extra weight will increase the power consumption. And there’s the footprint of all the extra manufacturing to consider.
All in all, the move is expected to negate, or even reverse, any carbon dioxide savings. But we do live in an age of gestures rather than good sense.
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