The French government has announced the measures of its plan to accelerate electrification:

- a ban on gas boilers in new houses from the end of 2026
- increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps
- 100 regions will pilot comprehensive heat transition plans to phase out gas by 2030

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https://www.info.gouv.fr/actualite/electrification-les-mesures-annoncees-par-le-gouvernement

Électrification : les mesures annoncées par le Gouvernement | info.gouv.fr

VIDÉO. Leasing social, pompes à chaleur, voitures électriques… : la France accélère son électrification pour réduire sa dépendance au gaz et au pétrole et renforcer sa souveraineté. Le soutien à l’électrification atteindra 10 milliards d’euros en 2030.

info.gouv.fr

Doubling down on electric mobility:

- The social leasing scheme, which helps lower-income households switch to an EV, returns in June with double the capacity (2 x 50,000 cars)

- On top of this, support will be provided for an additional 50,000 EVs for 'frequent drivers' in the middle classes

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This should not replace 'dependence on oil' with 'dependence on imported vehicles'. French car makers should produce 400,000 EVs a year (2027) and one million by 2030

- Up to €100,000 of support for electric commercial/HDVs for SMEs

- Dedicated measures for industry and agrifood, such as ovens

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@burger_jaap I would feel bad for the french though if only french cars are included and not european in general ... ;)

/owner of both a Renault and a Volkswagen

@troed @burger_jaap I really hope the new Renault EVs are better than the electrics in their forebears.
@dianshuo @troed @burger_jaap Our Renault Zoë is a nice car. They had affordable EVs quite some time before the German manufacturers.
@HeptaSean @troed @burger_jaap I like the Zoe but it’s a bit small for us. The German EVs are really not very good they all seem “swap out the old engine for new” and drive poorly with no distance (also why are they all so small inside?!)
@dianshuo @HeptaSean @troed @burger_jaap
I like my VW ID.3 which was designed from scratch as a BEV.
I didn't love the C4e which wasn't.
The R5 though looks rather cute.