The French government not only grants incentives to buyers of new electric cars, it also encourages the scrapping of older diesel cars. It presently offers a 10,000-euro ($11,370) bonus to drivers who buy a new electric car and also send a 15-year-old diesel car to the scrapper. . . .
French Minister of Ecology and Energy Segolene Royal says there are plans to extend the bonus to 10-year-old diesel cars, according to Life in France. During the announcement Friday, Royal also called for the development of a "popular electric car," with a price ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 euros ($5,685 to $9,000). She also reiterated a previous proposal to end tax benefits for diesel fuel, and tax it at the same rate as gasoline. . . .
