ENERGY MINISTER CALLS FOR BANNING DIESEL, GAS-BASED CARS IN ISRAEL BY 2030

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called for Israel to cease using fossils fuels by 2030 for powering vehicles and generating electricity, a move that could jump-start Israeli green technology.

Addressing a conference in Tel Aviv organized by the Israeli Institute of Energy and Environment, Steinitz said on Monday that the government would ban the import of gas- and diesel-based cars in 12 years’ time.

“We intend to reach a situation in which Israel’s industry will be [using] natural gas, and most important, transportation in Israel will be based on natural gas or electricity,” Steinitz said. “From 2030 onward, the State of Israel will create alternatives and will no longer allow the import of gasoline- and diesel-based cars.”

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