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Japan may ban sales of new combustion-engine vehicles in mid-2030s, report says

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Toyota Prius full- and plug-in hybrid cars are pictured on the assembly line at the automaker's Tsutsumi plant in Toyota, central Japan. (Reuters)
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December 03, 2020 09:06 AM

TOKYO -- Japan may ban sales of new combustion-engine cars by the mid-2030s in favor of hybrid or electric vehicles, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday, aligning it with other countries and regions that are imposing curbs on fossil-fuel vehicles.

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