The Israeli government is expected to approve by the end of this year the energy ministry’s plan for zero emission vehicles by 2030, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Reuters on Tuesday.
The key challenge to achieving this goal is gaining a “critical mass” of electric or natural-gas-powered vehicles, the minister said, but noted that Israel would be looking to cut taxation on EVs to “almost zero,” so EVs are going to be cheaper for Israelis.
The plan is part of the broader Israeli policy unveiled earlier this year to completely stop the use of coal, gasoline, and diesel by 2030, and Israel will rely exclusively on natural gas and electricity, minister Steinitz said at the time.
One of the reasons why Israel has such bold environmental policy is that huge natural gas deposits have recently been found in its territorial waters.
“We intend to reach a situation in which Israel’s industry will be based on natural gas, and most importantly, transportation in Israel will be based on natural gas or electricity,” Steinitz said in February this year, as carried by The Times of Israel.
For EV and natural gas-powered cars, Israel expects the tipping point to come around 2025 when the energy ministry aims for around 177,000 EVs on the road, up from just a few dozen currently.
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