Volvo, Rivian und 48 weitere Unternehmen bitten die EU, an ihrem ICE-Verbot für 2035 festzuhalten

>The automotive industry is in the midst of a shift towards electric vehicles, and the European Union has been, at least for a while, a key driver of this change with its ambitious plan to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars starting in 2035.

>This policy faced recent pushback from some automakers and member states, but now a coalition of 50 companies, led by Volvo, is pressing the EU to stay the course.

Jokes on them i just traded my car for a camel 🐫 he consumes only 200 liters of water and lasts a whole week without refills.

It is more important for policy to be consistent than exact. Maybe it would have been better to make it 2038 or in 5 years we might realize it should have been 2033.

We can’t push it back now. There are European companies that are investing into R&D and making and recycling batteries in EU with the knowledge that 2035 is 100% EVs. If we push it back, we will punish the companies that are innovating the most and reward the companies which don’t invest and instead lobby lawmakers.

Also [we aren’t alone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles#Countries). China, Taiwan, Japan are all also targetting 2035, it’s an achievable target.

The ice ban doesn’t make sense. It’s fine to advocate for non-polluting options, but it’s not acceptable to dictate how to achieve that, as there are other carbon-neutral technologies worth exploring. Saying “no” to everything but electric cars seems like a political move to benefit the automotive industry in China. I wonder how many received money based on their votes. We’ve seen reports of Qatar and Morocco giving money to EU parliament and commission members, so isn’t it curious that no one is considering that China, a much larger and more influential country, might be doing the same?