Italien und Deutschland schließen sich dem Aufruf der Automobilhersteller an, das Verbot von Verbrennungsmotoren zu überdenken

I rethought, it’s still great.

We should re think it yes. Should be 2030, not 2035

Ah yes, the absolutely most objective insitutions around had a big think and decided that they don’t feel like spending all that money on developing new technology, who could have predicted that?

I wonder what the oil industry thinks about the subject? Surely they too have no ulterior motives.

Does anyone have a shovel? We could poll Alexander VI on the separation of church and state, I’m sure he has much to add. Or maybe we need the input of some confederate leaders on that whole slavery issue.

“More tax money to subsidize a dead Technologie please”

Dig deeper, your grave is too shallow yet.

Electric, battery powered cars can’t replace combustion engine. NOTHING can replace the diesel engine in trucks and ships. Not by 2035 and not with the tech we have today. Until we have a better technology, we are stuck with the combustion engine.

So ironic that Germany doesn’t just promote/prolong their fossil car production, they are also crippling their rail infra… DB is one of the worst operators there and there are no exact timeframes when problems will be fixed. Worse trains=more ppl use more cars

Greed will destroy humanity.

Electric cars have 2 problem, battery degradation and range. People are less likely to buy second hand electric cars because of degradation and they are reticent to switch because of range concerns.
Range is looking to be resolved by more charging points and better batteries, but that doesn’t get to the heart of it.
In my opinion it requires a different approach, a regulatory one. Just like phones etc, car batteries should be replaceable. Instead of charging the car, switch the battery out for a fresher one.
Batteries can then be charged in dedicated stations. Also because the huge cost of replacing the battery is now removed, the barrier to second hand purchases is removed and the depreciation curve is addressed. Further by taking the price of the battery out of the car, the costs are massively reduced.
Yes it will take massive retooling of manufacturing but I honestly think it’s the only way electric cars will gain mainstream adoption.

Unpopular opinion but electric cars were pushed on the world too early. Billions of dollars of government backed investment to try to phase out ICE in favour of a technology that is less energy dense, less convenient and has a much shorter lifespan.

If you have €2000eu you can buy a used VW 1.9tdi that will run for another 300.000km with a 1000km range.. what does €2000eu get you with electric vehicles? Maybe an old Nissan leaf that has a 100km range and at some point you’ll have to spend €5000 for another battery.

For the EU this doesn’t make sense. The EU has ICE expertise, patents, engineers and history… It has no advantage when it comes to electric vehicles.

…i swear 80% of the commenters here do not even own a car, yet still are pushing for people to buy either expensive electric cars, or inexpensive ones with zero range.

What about not having enough infrastructure for EV? Power grids need to be upgraded, power output, power outlets, many homes have old electrical components that cant handle the charging power, work places do not have enough charging stations, rural and remote areas certainly do not have enough of them, electricity prices will again spike up in the winter time here in the Nordics, some countries even have a problem getting enough electricity, emergency and heavy vehicles need to doubled if they are to be run on batteries because of the charging times… Etc etc etc

How about the absolutely monumental environmental impact producing all the batteries and electronic equipment compared to a normal combustion car?

Me personally driving an EV is the same as using a paper straw at McDonalds. Its still some country with unregulated trash laws dumping a billion cubic metric fucktonnes of trash and shit into the oceans, still using millions of 2stroke mopeds in cities, still burning coal and heavy fuel in their powerplants.. my EV wont change shit if not the whole world follows through with environmental regulation as well.

I already paid a very large % of my salary to a bunch of different environmental taxes, up here in Finland i would dare to say we pay quite more than many others do, in some sort of environmental tax, the ridiculously priced diesel car tax being one of them as an example.

EVs are fine, as long as everything around them adapts to it as well. But the world won’t be saved just by some people driving with EVs, when the infrastructure as large is how it is now.

Battery disposal, tire and rubber degradation, heavier loads on the road network, more load on the electrical grid, fire and fumes hazards etc. Its not just “buy ev and all is good”. Its a big change as a whole

Synthetic fuels paired with hybrid or light hybrids is where the sweetspot is in my opinion.

lets just ignore people outside of large cities when we make these stupid changes. You need to build the infrastructure to support electric vehicles everywhere not just in your large city.