Interesting change in the EU, while Australia's government sits on it's hands regarding the use of electric vehicles.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-07/france-moves-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-cars/8686944
"French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot says he has set the country's carmakers the goal of not selling petrol or diesel cars by 2040"
"Britain's Government is set to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040, when all vehicles must be fully electric as part of a plan to clean up air pollution, reports say."