France to end sale of diesel, gasoline vehicles by 2040

Alternative energy: A Twizy electric car by French manufacturer Renault drives past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Diesel and gasoline vehicles represented about 95.2 of French new car fleets in the first half of this year, while electric vehicles had 1.2 of the market. — Reuters

PARIS: France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 years later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to press ahead with implementing the pact to fight climate change after US President Donald Trump pulled out of the landmark deal reached in the French capital in 2015.