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Oliver Zipse against the categorical ban on combustion engines

The European Union’s decision that from 2035, new cars with internal combustion engines can only be sold if they use synthetic fuels, is not considered a good thing by everyone. The chairman of the management board of BMW, Oliver Zipse, is against the categorical ban of ICE, he believes that this is a false solution due to the high development costs.

Zipse believes that lawmakers shouldn’t rush with shutting down internal combustion engines. Instead, the EU should encourage the adoption of low-CO2 fuels as soon as possible. Not only for new cars but also for the existing fleet, because there are over 250 million cars in 27 EU countries.

He also criticizes the European Commission for the lack of decisions and the lack of investment in synthetic fuels by the European Union. “At the moment there are many indications that the European Commission is looking for a false solution whereby the ban on internal combustion engines is relaxed through an obviously misleading solution in the form of synthetic fuels,” Zipse said.

His proposal is to increase investment in infrastructure across Europe to manufacture and sell synthetic fuel engines if they are seen as the solution for the near future.

Source: BMW

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Germany refuses to apply EU regulation on internal combustion engines

The EU is working to reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible, and a decision passed by the European Parliament in early June bans the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines from 2035. The decision applies to new vehicles, and not all countries agree with it. Germany was the first country to refuse to implement it.

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the ban on cars with internal combustion engines was bad and would not be implemented by the German government. The decision was made without consulting the member states.

The European Union plans to reduce CO2 emissions by half by the end of the decade, and by 2035 completely. This should not have a big impact on car manufacturers as most of them plan to fully electrify their models by the end of the decade. However, there are also those who have decided to continue producing vehicles with ICE, such as Porsche.

2020 Porsche 911

Many Porsche models are already in the process of partial or full electrification, but it seems that the legendary 911 could be saved from that. A Porsche 911 without a petrol engine would not be the same, and the company seems to be aware of that as well. According to recent reports, Porsche is investing an additional $ 75 million in increasing synthetic fuel production. The company believes that synthetic fuels will sustain internal combustion engines for years to come, at least when it comes to special cars.

Whether other countries will follow the decision of the German government remains to be seen.

Source: Reuters

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New York bans ICE by 2035

The state of New York has passed a law banning the sale of cars with ICE by 2035. This means that all new cars will have to have zero emissions.

The New York Senate and Assembly have put forward a bill signed by Governor Kathy Hochul to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 percent in order to advance climate goals, including an 85 percent reduction in GHG emissions. by 2050.

However, New York has a lot of work to do, as currently the share of electric cars makes up only 1 percent of vehicles sold.

Therefore, under the new law, several state agencies must co-operate in developing an electric vehicle market strategy, which should be ready by the end of next year. It is necessary to find a feasible way to sell even off-road vehicles and equipment without gas emissions in the country from 2035.

In addition to convincing people to buy electric vehicles, New York also needs to build a network of chargers, and their locations include apartments, shops, shopping malls, and parking lots.

California also has a law banning the sale of new cars with ICE from 2035 onwards. Massachusetts has something similar. Efforts to introduce the same law in Washington have failed.