Japan to stop petrol-diesel from 2035

(ANSA) - TOKYO, 03 DEC - The Japanese government is preparing to gradually eliminate the sale of diesel-powered cars to facilitate the transition to more environmentally sustainable mobility. This is anticipated by the mid-Japanese - citing executive sources, explaining that the government's goal will be formalized by the end of this year after a series of in-depth studies by a commission of experts, and the entry into force of the ban for cars that use exclusively fossil fuels should take place by 2035. The decision follows the announcement in late October by the Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga to reduce gas emissions to zero by 2050, without providing specific details, and a similar one in mid-November made by his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, against the sale in the UK of any new diesel or petrol car from 2030, with the extension to 2035 for future generation hybrid models.