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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by skookumchuck on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @10:54PM (#18136771)
I recall the motivation was improving fuel efficiency.

"intended to provide economic incentives to U.S. residents to purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle when trading in a less fuel-efficient vehicle."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System

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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by stephengillie on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @11:35PM (#18136960)
I think part of the motivation was preventing open rebellion by a hurting voter base. Those were bad years.
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