All New Cars In The Netherlands Likely To Be Electric After 2025

The Netherlands is getting closer to passing law which will require all new cars sold in the country be electric by the year 2025.

The initiative was first presented to Holland’s parliament earlier in the year and just recently, passed through the lower house. While the legislature still needs to pass through the Dutch Senate, Electrek reports that there’s a good chance it will successfully do so and soon be passed into law.

According to politician Jan Vos, a member of the country’s Labour Party and the main proponent of the legislature, “We need to phase out CO2 emissions and we need to change our pattern of using fossil fuels if we want to save the Earth.”

While in theory the legislature would stipulate all new cars sold in The Netherlands have to be electric from 2025, Vos admits that the ban cannot be realistically enforced until electric vehicles become affordable for all customers.

After 2025, older petrol and diesel cars would be allowed to drive on Dutch streets and it could take until 2045 until almost all of the nation’s vehicles become electric.

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