That’s really bad, but it was foreseeable since Germany is forming a government right now. They’ve already outruled a phaseout bei 2030, but hopefully 2040 could be something they can agree on. Here is a list of other EU countries that haven’t signed either:
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Czech Republic
Hungary
Looks around at Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes, etc all down the street… no shit they won’t push to phase out ICE by 2040, that’s like a huge portion of their economy right there.
Even if those manufacturers aren’t employing half of Germany, they’re still either contributing in taxes or boosting Germany’s reputation by proxy.
Sure, you could legislate against those companies but it will only create the same issue they have with tech companies and taxes – they’ll just relocate to places where they can still operate in the same way as they adapt at a slower rate.
These are the sort of issues that need global pacts from every government for the good of humanity, and that’s why the world as we know it is doomed due to capitalist greed.
quelle surprise
Won’t matter. I’m pretty sure that the legacy car market will collapse within a decade – long before 2040.
China does not want to become climate neutral before 2060, India 2070.
Why should Germany destroy a significant part of its automotive industry decades earlier?
I hate my government.
These fucking guys again.
Why should we? Combusting Hydrogen engines are still an option and might be far better than electric vehicles that get their electricity out of a socket, because of Lignite burning.
Phase out means that there won’t be any ICE vehicles produced or that you wouldn’t be able to drive a ICE car?
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That’s really bad, but it was foreseeable since Germany is forming a government right now. They’ve already outruled a phaseout bei 2030, but hopefully 2040 could be something they can agree on. Here is a list of other EU countries that haven’t signed either:
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Czech Republic
Hungary
Looks around at Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes, etc all down the street… no shit they won’t push to phase out ICE by 2040, that’s like a huge portion of their economy right there.
Even if those manufacturers aren’t employing half of Germany, they’re still either contributing in taxes or boosting Germany’s reputation by proxy.
Sure, you could legislate against those companies but it will only create the same issue they have with tech companies and taxes – they’ll just relocate to places where they can still operate in the same way as they adapt at a slower rate.
These are the sort of issues that need global pacts from every government for the good of humanity, and that’s why the world as we know it is doomed due to capitalist greed.
quelle surprise
Won’t matter. I’m pretty sure that the legacy car market will collapse within a decade – long before 2040.
China does not want to become climate neutral before 2060, India 2070.
Why should Germany destroy a significant part of its automotive industry decades earlier?
I hate my government.
These fucking guys again.
Why should we? Combusting Hydrogen engines are still an option and might be far better than electric vehicles that get their electricity out of a socket, because of Lignite burning.
Phase out means that there won’t be any ICE vehicles produced or that you wouldn’t be able to drive a ICE car?