France to eliminate diesel-powered cars by raising tax on diesel  [ France ]

The French Government announced on November 28 that it will raise excise tax on diesel fuel and remove incentives for diesel car purchases.The government aims to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars. It will raise the tax on diesel by 2 euro cents per liter, bringing in EUR 807 million to state coffers in 2015. And will launch a car identification system that will rank ...