The European Union is planning to ban CO2-emitting vehicles from 2035. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“We need a reality check. Otherwise we are heading at full speed against a wall,” Mercedes chief executive Ola Kaellenius told the Handelsblatt business daily of the 2035 goal, adding that Europe’s car market could “collapse” if it goes ahead.

  • copacetic@discuss.tchncs.deMEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I guess what they want is a smooth transition where they can devise a reliable plan until 2035 when to sell how many cars of what variant.

    Worst case would be that they customers buy only ICE cars until 2035 and then nothing because of a ban. Then it makes no sense to build EVs until its too late.